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Adjective

Suffering from fear

Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

Shaking or quivering as a result of cowardice

Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences

Caused to feel surprised or taken aback due to an unexpected event

To have frightened or caused fear

Past tense for to be on the verge of transpiring, occurring or happening

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Adjective

Suffering from fear

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

paralysed with fear^UK

worked up

paralyzed with fear^US

demoralized^US

with your heart in your mouth

demoralised^UK

shaking in one's shoes

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

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“Darkness lingered at the edge of his vision and he was suddenly absurdly frightened that if he fell asleep he would never wake up.”

Adjective

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Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

white-knuckled

all of a doodah

stressed out

like a cat on hot bricks

having butterflies in the stomach

bedevilled^UK

with one's stomach in knots

broken up

put out

cut up

with your heart in your mouth

bedeviled^US

like a fish out of water

having a funny feeling

shaking in one's shoes

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Adjective

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Shaking or quivering as a result of cowardice

like a lamb to the slaughter

without a will of your own

afraid of one's shadow

colourless^UK

colorless^US

afraid of one's own shadow

frightened of one's own shadow

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Adjective

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Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences

balking^US

baulking^UK

unfavorable^US

unfavourably disposed to

have misgivings about

have reservations about

have qualms about

shy away from

not have the heart to

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Adjective

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Caused to feel surprised or taken aback due to an unexpected event

unable to believe your eyes

caught on the hop

caught on the wrong foot

filled with amazement

filled with astonishment

filled with awe

filled with wonder

unable to believe one's ears

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

had their heads messed with

uncomprehending

besotted

made to scratch their head

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

caused to be at a stand

woolly^UK

wooly^US

in a state of confusion

uncertain which way to turn

not knowing if you are coming or going

swimming

whacko

with Alzheimer's disease

mind-blown

without a clue

going round in circles

up against a brick wall

not knowing whether one is coming or going

not knowing if one is coming or going

with a mind like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

miles away

driven to distraction

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Verb

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To have frightened or caused fear

terrorized^US

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

terrorised^UK

put the fear of God into

scared the bejesus out of

scared the living daylights out of

pressurized^US

scared someone out of their wits

scared witless

weirded out

leaned on

made one's hair stand on end

pressurised^UK

tyrannized^US

demoralized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

frightened the living daylights out of

tyrannised^UK

made one's blood run cold

demoralised^UK

made someone jump out of their skin

frightened the life out of

frightened to death

made jump

pothered

made one's flesh creep

used strong-arm tactics on

threw into a blue funk

given someone the heebie-jeebies

thrown into a blue funk

took aback

taken aback

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

victimized^US

made someone shake in their shoes

frightened someone out of their wits

scared the hell out of

scared the life out of

sent into a cold sweat

made someone's hair stand on end

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

put through the wringer

chilled to the marrow

put out

made waves

put down

hurt somebody's feelings

put someone off their stride

scared silly

put out of countenance

victimised^UK

scared the pants off of

put under an obligation

turned on the heat

warned off

frightened out of your wits

ridden roughshod over

traumatized^US

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

played the heavy with

held a gun to one's head

tantalised^UK

brought pressure to bear on

brutalised^UK

become horror-stricken

pulled the rug out from under

caused someone to lose their composure

tantalized^US

filled with consternation

used pressure on

made someone jump out of his skin

traumatised^UK

scared someone half to death

press-ganged

destabilised^UK

brutalized^US

scared the daylights out of

made someone want to throw up

froze your blood

mishandled

blinded someone with something

pulled the rug from under

took your breath away

taken your breath away

threw off

thrown off

became horror-stricken

given someone the creeps

gave someone the creeps

agonized^US

agonised^UK

put someone off their stroke

put someone's nose out of joint

setted someone back on their heels

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

made someone scratch their head

stopped someone in their tracks

scandalized^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

caused to be at a stand

scandalised^UK

knocked the stuffing out of

set someone's teeth on edge

cast a gloom upon

hurt the feelings of

hit like ton of bricks

labored^US

laboured^UK

balked^US

baulked^UK

caused inconvenience to

monopolized^US

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

shattered

pressed down on

convulsed

gotten on one's nerves

got on one's nerves

cracked

created difficulties for

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

caused someone difficulty

monopolised^UK

pushed the buttons of

rubbed up the wrong way

kept under

caused someone distress

tugged at your heartstrings

kicked up a stink

aroused sympathy

harshed someone's mellow

tugged at the heart

dished it out

kicked up a fuss

raised someone's eyebrows

made someone go out of his way

brought tears to your eyes

made someone fed up

swept someone off their feet

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

shaken out of your complacency

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

shook out of your complacency

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

borne down

gave someone the blues

beaten down

thrown cold water on

given someone the blues

broken someone's heart

torn apart

tore apart

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“They decided to frighten her off by firing an arrow so it would noisily strike the pot.”

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Past tense for to be on the verge of transpiring, occurring or happening

imperilled^UK

imperiled^US

jeopardised^UK

jeopardized^US

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