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A distressing feeling from sensing potential threat or injury

  • terror
  • fright
  • fearfulness
  • horror
  • alarm
  • panic
  • agitation
  • trepidation
  • dread
  • consternation

An intense, often unreasonable fear or persistent worry about something

  • phobia
  • aversion
  • antipathy
  • dread
  • bugbear
  • bogey
  • nightmare
  • horror
  • terror
  • anxiety

A sense of awe mixed with deep fear toward divine beings

  • awe
  • wonder
  • wonderment
  • amazement
  • reverence
  • veneration
  • respect
  • esteem
  • admiration
  • honour

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