fear (n)
fearfulness (n)
fright (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 12
def an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Outgoing links
Hypernym emotion
Derivationally related form fright → fright
Derivationally related form fearfulness → fearful
Derivationally related form fear → fear
Antonym fear → fearlessness
Attribute afraid(p); unafraid(p), fearless
Hyponym alarm, dismay, consternation; creeps; frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle; horror; hysteria; panic, terror, affright; scare, panic attack; stage fright; apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread; timidity, timidness, timorousness; intimidation
Part meronym cold sweat
Incoming links
Attribute afraid(p); unafraid(p), fearless
Derivationally related form fearful → fearfulness
Hyponym emotion
Hypernym alarm, dismay, consternation; creeps; frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle; horror; hysteria; panic, terror, affright; scare, panic attack; stage fright; apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread; timidity, timidness, timorousness; intimidation
Antonym fearlessness → fear
Part holonym cold sweat
Derivationally related form fright → fright
Derivationally related form fear → fear

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