List of 72 Words or Phrases Describing Fear
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Perhaps you're looking for a collection of words in English that relate to being afraid. Seeking a list of words describing fear? Check out this list of relevant terms.
| (eyes) wild with terror |
| a flash of terror |
| a sinking feeling |
| afraid |
| alarmed |
| an uneasy feeling |
| an uneasy heart |
| be gripped by fear |
| be tormented by fear |
| blind terror |
| chill creeping up one's spine |
| clammy hands |
| cower |
| cringe in fear |
| dread |
| eyes widening |
| fear flooding through one's being |
| fear taking hold of someone |
| fearful |
| feel like throwing up |
| feel uneasy |
| filled with dread |
| flinch |
| frantic |
| freeze |
| frightened |
| goosebumps |
| half-mad with fear |
| half-mad with terror |
| have one's heart in one's mouth |
| have one's heart in one's throat |
| heart hammering in one's chest |
| heart pounding |
| horrified |
| jump out of one's skin |
| legs wobbly with fear |
| make the hair stand up on the back of one's neck |
| numb with shock |
| out of one's wits |
| panic |
| panic flaring in one's eyes |
| panic seizing one's brain |
| panic surging through one's body |
| panic-stricken |
| paralyzed by fear |
| petrified |
| raw panic |
| scare the hell out of me |
| scared |
| send shivers down one's spine |
| shake with fear |
| shiver |
| shrink back in fear |
| sick with fear |
| sleepless night |
| spooked |
| startled |
| strike fear into one's heart |
| strike terror into one's heart |
| terrified |
| terror |
| terror coursing through one's veins |
| terror in one's eyes |
| the blood drains from one's face |
| the color drains from one's face |
| thick with fear |
| threatened |
| too frightened to scream |
| tremble |
| turn to jelly |
| unnerved |
| weighed down by dread |
