sudden+fear
11Sudden unexplained death syndrome — Sudden unexpected death syndrome (SUDS) or Sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) is sudden unexpected death of adolescents and adults during sleep.Fact|date=September 2008 It is rarely observed in the Western world, and appears to… …
12fear — /fear/, n. 1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. 2. a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of… …
13fear — I. verb Etymology: Middle English feren, from Old English fǣran, from fǣr Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic frighten 2. archaic to feel fear in (oneself) 3. to have a reverential awe of …
14fear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anticipation of misfortune Nouns 1. fear, fearfulness, phobia; timidity, timorousness, diffidence; solicitude, anxiety, worry, care, apprehension; apprehensiveness, misgiving, mistrust, doubt, suspicion …
15fear — /fɪə / (say fear) noun 1. a painful feeling of impending danger, evil, trouble, etc.; the feeling or condition of being afraid. 2. a specific instance of such a feeling. 3. anxiety; solicitude. 4. reverential awe, especially towards God. 5. a… …
16fear — fear1 W1S3 [fıə US fır] n [: Old English; Origin: fAr sudden danger ] 1.) [U and C] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen ▪ The boy s eyes were full of fear. fear of ▪ a fear of flying ▪ There… …
17fear — {{11}}fear (n.) O.E. fær calamity, sudden danger, peril, from P.Gmc. *feraz danger (Cf. O.S. far ambush, O.N. far harm, distress, deception, Du. gevaar, Ger. Gefahr danger ), from PIE root *per to try, risk, come over, go through (perhaps… …
18fear — [[t]fɪər[/t]] n. 1) a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid 2) a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: a fear of… …
19Sudden Wealth Syndrome (SWS) — A syndrome afflicting individuals who suddenly come into large sums of money. Becoming suddenly wealthy can cause an individual stress. Its symptoms include: feeling isolated from former friends, feelings of guilt over their good fortune, and an… …
20fear — [OE] ‘Being frightened’ seems to be a comparatively recent development in the semantic history of the word fear. In Old English times the verb meant ‘be afraid’, but the noun meant ‘sudden terrible event, danger’, and it did not develop its… …
