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If you are scared, afraid, or frightened of something, you feel uncomfortable with you see or think about it.
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Terrified and petrified are similar in meaning, only much stronger, so if you are terrified by or petrified of something, you experience extreme fear and discomfort when you see or experience it. Cara is petrified of mice.
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Horriefied also means extremely afraid, but can also mean shocked, so if you are horrified by something, you are either very scared or else suprised by something in a negative way. I was horrified when I found out that my son had been stealing.
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Scary and frightening are adjectives that describes things rather than feelings, and if something is scary or frightening, it makes you feel scared. Speaking in front of many people can be very frightening.
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If something is terrifying, it makes you feel very, very afraid. Looking down from the roof of the bouilding was absolutely terrifying.
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When you are scared to death, you are extremely afraid. When I saw the spider moving towards me, I was scared to death.
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When you are panicky you are feel anxious or afraid, and you act rashly without thinking carefully. Lisa became quite panicky when she realised she was all alone.
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If a fear is irrational, it is unreasonable, and people with irrational fears often have extreme reactions when confronted with things that scare them. My sister has an irrational fear of butterflies.
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Dread is a feeling of fear about something that is going to happen in the future. I experience feeling or dread whenever I have to go to the dentist.
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A bogey, or bogie is something that many people are scared or worried about, often without reason. The idea of a global pandemic became the bogey that worried goverments and citizens alike.
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A cold sweat is a person's body reaction associated with a state of extreme worry or fear. When I realised there was an intruder in my house, I broke out in a cold sweat.
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A fear of heights is a fear of high places. Alice's fear of heights prevented her from going rock climbing with her friends.
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When you freak out, you have a very strong emotional reaction, it can be because of fear, but also anger, surprise, or even excitement. Jake freaked out when he heard loud noises in the basement.
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When something startles you or makes you jump, it happens unexpectedly and gives you a fright. I didin't mean to startle you, I'll knock next time.
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If something gives you the creeps, it makes you feel afraid, uneasy or disgusted whenever you see or think about it. Snakes and other reptitles give me the creeps.
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If you lose your nerve, you lose the courage or confidence to do something difficult or unpleasant. I wanted to ask her out, but I lost my nerve.
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If you overcome or conquer a fear, you stop being afraid or it. I hope that I will be able to overcome my fear of flying.
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Spooks you, it makes you feel scared, but in a more ghostly way. Gary tried to spook his sister by telling her their hotel was haunted.
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Abhor means to regard with disgust or hatred, to detest intensely. I abhor violence in any form.
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Have chills refers to experiencing a sudden feeling of coldness or shivering, often due to fear, excitement or illness. Whenever I watch horror movies alone at night, I always have chills running down my spine.
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