noun
An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
Similar:
terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay,
distress, anxiety, worry, angst, unease, uneasiness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, nervousness, nerves, timidity, disquiet, disquietude, discomposure, unrest, perturbation, foreboding, misgiving, doubt, suspicion, the creeps, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the shakes, the collywobbles, jitteriness, twitchiness, butterflies (in the stomach), funk, blue funk, the (screaming) abdabs, the Joe Blakes, worriment, inquietude, phobia, aversion, antipathy, bugbear, bogey, nightmare, neurosis, complex, mania, abnormal fear, irrational fear, obsessive fear, bête noire, hang-up
Opposite: calmness, confidence