List of 72 Words or Phrases Describing Fear


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(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