Learn English Vocabulary - Varying Degrees of Fear
Fear is an emotional response induced by a perceived threat, which causes a change in brain and behaviour.
1. Apprehensive
Meaning: worried or filled with fear.
Example: Sumita was apprehensive meeting her abusive husband even after much assurance from her in-laws.
2. Alarmed
Meaning: sudden fear or anxiety, especially when caused by the possibility of danger.
Example: The government is alarmed by the sudden increase in milk prices.
3. Fearful
Meaning: to be afraid
Example: Children are fearful about their safety in their uncle's house.
4. Terrified
Meaning: very much frightened or afraid
Example: He was terrified of snakes.
5. Panic-stricken
Meaning: filled with sudden fear and anxiety
Example: Children were panic-stricken when they felt tremors of the earthquake.
6. Horrified
Meaning: Filled with great shock or horror
Example: Sujata was horrified when she heard news about the demise of her husband.
7. Aghast
Meaning: suddenly filled with great surprise or fear or shock.
Example: He was aghast when he was told that he had lost his money in the stock market crash.
8. Petrified
Meaning: extreme fear or shock so that one is unable to think or move
Example: Mona sat there petrified as the killer advanced towards her.
9. Frantic
Meaning: filled with desperation because one is worried or frightened or anxious
Example: When she arrived for the interview she was frantic with anxiety.
10. Phobia
Meaning: an extreme fear or dislike of a particular thing or situation
Example: Her phobias included everything from spiders to heights.
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