Reverse Dictionary: FEAR

ADJECTIVES
► ADOUBTED feared, dreaded; formidable → 1314 obs.
► ADRAD frightened; greatly afraid, in a state of fear, put in dread → 1225 obs.
► AFEARD ► AFEARED ► AFFERED affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid → 1000 
► AFFRIGHTFUL full of fright; fearful; timid → 1631 obs.
► AGGISOM frightful; fear-inspiring → 1908 Sc.
► AIRTH afraid, fearful → 1852 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► AIRTHFUL afraid, fearful → 1852 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ARFISH timid, fearful, apprehensive → 1788 Eng. dial.
► AWED feared, dreaded, revered → 1656 obs.
► AWESOME that fills someone with reverential fear, wonder, or respect → 1578 
► BANG fearful, afraid → 1913 S. Afr.  (Bk.)
► BLIRT pale with fear → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► CAREFUL causing trouble or fear; dreadful → 1340 obs.
► CHICKEN-SHIT cowardly, fearful → 1945 sl., orig. US
► CRAINTIVE fearful, timorous, timid → 1490 obs.
► CREMETOUS fearful, timid → 1477 obs.
► CREMEUSE fearful, timid → 1477 obs.
► DARING staring, trembling, or crouching with fear, etc. → 1333 obs.
► DIRT-FEARED excessively fearful → 1722 Sc.
► DIRT-FLEYD excessively fearful → 1722 Sc.
► DOUBTFUL to be dreaded or feared; awful → 1398 obs.
► DOUBTIVE in doubt or fear; doubtful → 1393 obs.
► DOUBTOUS ► DOUTOUS fraught with terror; fearful, dreadful, terrible → 1300 obs.
► EFFRAYED frightened, shaking with fear → 1553 obs.
► EISFUL fearful, terrible → 1000 obs.
► EISLICH fearful, terrible → 888 obs.
► ELDRITCH weird, ghostly, unnatural; frightful, hideous, ghastly, fearful, terrible → 1508 Sc.
► FAINTY weak from fear; scared → 1965 Amer. dial.
► FEARABLE giving cause for fear; to be feared → 1886 
► FEAR-FANGIT panic-stricken, overcome with fear → 1827 
► FEAR-FICKLE dangerous, uncertain in temper, inspiring fear → 1900 (Bk.)
► FEARIE afraid, fearful, dreadful, frightful → 1807 obs.
► FERDY fearful, timid, afraid, terrified → 1340 obs.
► FORMIDOLOUS to be feared, fearful, dreadful, terrible → 1656 obs.
► FUNKED seized by fear or panic; agitated, unsettled, disturbed → 1831 
► FUNKED OUT seized by fear or panic; agitated, unsettled, disturbed → 1859 
► FUNKY afraid, fearful, timid, nervous, cowardly → 1837 sl.
► GHASTFUL full of fear, scared → 1422 obs.
► GRISE terrible; fearful → 1300 obs.
► GRISLY causing horror, terror, or extreme fear; horrible or terrible to behold or to bear; causing unpleasant feelings; of forbidding appearance; grim ghastly → 1150 arch.
► GRUEFUL  fearful, horror-struck → 1880
► GUN-SHY apprehensive; reluctant; fearful → 1884 Amer. sl.
► HALULU annoyed, upset; weak from fear → 1967 Hawaii
► HARE-EYED watchful; fearful → 1611 
► HORRESCENT shuddering with fear; expressing or showing horror → 1865 
► IREY ► IRIE melancholy, gloomy; causing fear → 1733 Sc. obs.
► JEALOUS suspicious; apprehensive of evil, fearful → 1532 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► OGGLESOME fearful, horrible, gruesome → 1864 
► PALE-HEARTED wanting in spirit or courage; cowardly, fearful, timid → 1605 
► PANICAL of fear, terror, etc.: sudden, wild, or unreasoning → 1600 obs.
► PANICFUL full of panic, fearful → 1846 
► PANTOPHOBIC having irrational fears → 1857 
► PANTOPHOBOUS having irrational fears → 1893 
► PAVID fearful, timid, shy, quaking → 1656 
► POLTROONISH fearful, timid, cowardly → 1801 
► PUCKER-ASSED cowardly, timid, fearful → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► QUAKEFUL causing fear or quaking → 1609 obs.
► SCAFE wild, rude; awkward, esp. used of boys; full of fear → 1884 Eng. dial.
► SCARED SHITLESS extremely frightened; senseless with fear or physical distress → 1924 sl.
► SCAREDY afraid, fearful, timid, cowardly → 1955 Amer. dial.
► SCARY easily frightened, fearful, afraid, timid, cowardly → 1800 Amer. dial.
► SHEEPISH  excessively meek or submissive, fearful or timorous; mean-spirited → 1518
► TIMBERSOME ► TIMMERSOME ► TIMORSOME characterized by fear; timorous, timid → 1599 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► TIMIDSOME timorous, fearful → 1898 Eng. dial.
► TIMMY timid, fearful; nervous → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TIMOROUS causing fear or dread; dreadful, terrible → 1455 obs.
► TREMEBUND inclined to tremble, fearful, trembling much; timorous, timid → 1560 Sc. obs.
► UGGLESOME fearful, horrible, gruesome → 1561 
► UNCOUTHY dreary, causing fear; under the influence of fear → 1768 Sc.obs.
► VERRID feared → 1876 Eng. dial. obs.
► YARROW fearful, faint-hearted → 1616 Eng. dial. obs.
► YDOUTED feared → 1399 obs.

ADVERBS
► AFEAR ► AFEIR ► AFERE in fear → 1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► EISLICHE fearfully; timidly → 1175 obs.
► FEAREDLY fearfully, timidly → 1470 obs.
► FEARFUL fearfully → 1634 obs.
► FEARINGLY with fear, timidly → 1820 

INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► AVOY! an exclamation of surprise, fear, or remonstrance → 1300 obs.
► DARE NOT QUETCH implies fear or absolute submission → 1300 obs.
► DURST NOT QUETCH implies fear or absolute submission → 1300 obs.
► IT GRISES ME I shudder with fear or horror, I tremble, I am greatly afraid → 1200 obs.
► IT STRIKES A DREAD TO ME I fear it greatly → 1914 Amer. dial.
► LAW DEAR HEART! an exclamation of surprise, fear, or consternation → 1902 (Bk.)
► LAWS A-DAYS! an exclamation of surprise, fear, or consternation → 1902 (Bk.)
► LORD SAVE US! an exclamation of surprise, fear, etc. → 1789 Sc.
► OO-ER! an exclamation of fear or alarm → 1912 
► OUT OF ONE’S WITS in a state of great fear or incoherence → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► SAINTS PRESERVE US! used for expressing fear → 1966 US sl.
► YIKES! an exclamation of fear or alarm → 1971 
► ZOINKS! used for expressing fear or surprise → 1972 

NOUNS
► AFFRAY the state of being frightened or alarmed; fear, terror → 1380 obs.
► AFFRIGHT a cause or sauce of fear or fright; also, a frightening a person or animal → 1576 
► AFFRIGHTMENT 1. a being frightened; fright, sudden fear or alarm → 1593 
2. a cause or source of fear → 1608 
► AFRAIDNESS a being afraid; timidity, fear → 1669 
► AMP fear, terror; anxiety; esp. a restless state of mind which prevents one from sleeping → 1866 Sc.
► ARGHNESS timidity, superstitious fear → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► ARR dislike; fear → 1920 
► BACK-FEAR an object of fear from behind → 1728 Sc.
► BAD CASE OF THE TINS a state of fear, esp. of being raped → 1930
► BLUE FUNK extreme nervousness; tremulous dread; fear → 1861 sl.
► BOGGLE a fright, fear, scruple → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOOGERBEAR an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance → 2006 
► BOOGEY-BEAR ► BOOGIE-BEAR an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance → 1914 
► BRITTS ► JIMMY BRITTS fear → 1945 rhyming sl. for ‘shits’
► BUGABOO some imaginary thing that causes fear or worry; a bugbear → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► BUGGERBEAR an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance → 1898 
► COLD FEET fear of doing something risky or dangerous → 1896 sl., orig. US
► CRAINTE fear → 1477 obs.
► CREEPS, THE a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a ‘creepy’ person or in a spooky place → 1849 sl.
► DARE a feeling of awe or fear → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► DOUBT apprehension, dread, fear → 1225 obs.
► DOUBTANCE fear, dread → 1400 obs.
► EDGAR BRITTS ► EDGARS a bad mood, anxiety, fear → 1983 rhyming sl. for ‘the shits’
► EFFERE fear → 1553 Sc. obs.
► EFFRAY fear, terror → 1375 obs.
► EIR ► ERE fear, dread → 1808 Sc. obs.
► EYE fear, terror, dread → 1175 obs.
► FEAR an object of fear; something that is, or is to be, feared → 1535 obs.
► FEAREDNESS the condition of being frightened or afraid; terror, fear; also, a cause of fright → 1300 obs.
► FEARLAC fear, terror → 1225 obs.
► FEARLING a creature that fears → 1837 
► FRIGHTENER fear → 1960 sl.
► FUNK a state of panic, extreme nervousness, agitation, etc.; utter fear or terror → 1743 sl.
► FUNKINESS fear, nervousness, timidity → 1859 
► FUNKING a showing fear, nervousness, or cowardice; a backing out of or evading something due to nerves, cowardice, etc. → 1823 colloq.
► HEART-QUAKE sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc.; a trembling of the heart; fearfulness → 1561 
► HEEB a jittery sensation; a fearful feeling; a sense of anxiety → 1996 UK sl.
► MEEMIES a feeling of anxiety and fear → 1946 US sl.
► NANNICK an idle whim; a childish fancy or fear; a jibe → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PANOPHOBIA a form of melancholia marked by causeless or excessive terror; sudden fear or panic → 1799 
► PANTAPHOBIA total absence of fear → 1893 
► PANTOPHOBIA an irrational fear marked by terror → 1842 
► PANTOPHOBY an irrational fear marked by terror → 1857 
► PHOBOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of fear itself → 1991 (Bk.)
► POLYPHOBIA fear of many things → 1890 
► RADDOUR fear, terror → 1375 Sc. obs.
► RADNESS fear, fright → 1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial., obs.
► SHITS, THE fear → 1967 sl.
► SKRIK a fright; a tremor of fear → L19 S. Afr.
► TIMERITY fear, timidness, timidity → 1582 obs.
► TIMOR fear → 1599 
► TRENCH DREAMS fear; esp. the fear that one will show cowardice → 1910 World War I Amer. sl.
► TRENCH HORRORS fear and cowardice, or fear of same → 1910 World War I Amer. sl.
► UG fear, dread → 1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► UGGING dread, fear, horror, loathing → 1250 
► WHITE-KNUCKLER an event or experience provoking extreme fear, suspense, or anxiety; a very frightening or suspenseful book, film, etc. → 1968 colloq.
► WIGGINS, THE an episode of anxiety or fear → 2001 US sl.
► WILLIES, THE feelings of uneasiness or fear → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WIND-UP fear → 1917 sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► COWARDLY CUSTARD a fearful or cowardly person → 1800 
► CUSTARD a fearful or cowardly person → 1598 
► MARSHMALLOW a timid, fearful, ineffectual person → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► NERVOUS NELLIE ► NERVOUS NELLY a fearful, foolish, and timid person → 1925 US sl.
► SCARECAT a fearful person; anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened → 1897 Amer. dial.
► SCARED-CAT a fearful person → 1966 Amer. dial.
► SCARE TOAD a fearful person; one who is easily frightened → 1941 Amer. dial.
► SCARY-CAT a fearful person → 1966 Amer. dial.

VERBS
► ADOUBT to fear, to dread → 1400 obs.
► ADRAD ► ADREAD to dread, to fear greatly → 900 obs.
► ADRAD ► ADREAD to fear for oneself; to be afraid → 1000 obs.
► AFFRAY to fear, to be afraid of → 1450 obs.
► AIGH to frighten; to control through fear or awe → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ARGH to be timid or fearful; to feel reluctant from timidity, to hesitate → 1725 Sc.
► AWHAPE to amaze, to stupefy with fear, to terrify, to confound utterly → 1300 obs.
► BOTTLE OUT to lose one’s nerve, to avoid doing something out of fear → 1979 Brit. sl.
► CHICKEN OUT to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out; to avoid or to withdraw from a plan, task, or endeavour because of fear; to quit → 1934 sl., orig. US
► CLANK ► CLANK UP to panic; to be paralyzed by fear → 1940 World War II US Air Force sl.
► CRAP to be nervous or fearful → 1928 
► CURDLE THE BLOOD to afflict a person with strong negative emotion, esp. fear or dread; to terrify → 1760 
► DARE be in dismay, to tremble with fear, to lose heart, to dread → 1300 obs.
► DARE to daunt, to terrify, to paralyze with fear; to stupefy → 1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► DERE to be afraid, to shake with fear; to crouch, to hide, to lie hid → 1808 Sc. obs.
► DERE to terrify, to paralyze with fear, to stupefy → 1790 Sc.
► DINGO to behave in a treacherous, contemptible, or cowardly manner; to lose one’s nerve, to avoid doing something out of fear → 1935 Aust. sl.
► DOUBT to dread, to fear, to be afraid of → 1225 obs.
► EFFEIR to fear, to be afraid of → 1552 Sc. obs.
► EFFRAY to feel fear of; to fear → 1485 obs.
► FEAR-BLAST to blast a person with fear → 1593 
► FREEZE ► FREEZE UP to become immobile and ineffective from fear → 1970 Amer. sl.
► FUNK ► FUNK IT to act in a cowardly manner; to flinch or shrink through fear; to back out of something; to surrender in a cowardly fashion → 1746 sl.
► FUNK ON to act in a coward mannerly; to flinch or shrink through fear; to worry → E18 sl.
► GLIFF to take fright, to alarm, to startle; to be seized with a panic or sudden fear; to frighten → 1823 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► HAIR OUT to be fearful  → 1990 sl.
► HAVE THE CAFARD to be fearful and sad → 1910 Amer. World War I sl.
► HOTTER to tremble with impatience, excitement, anger, etc.; to shiver with cold or fear; to shake with laughter → 1857 Sc.
► HUGGE to shudder, to shiver, or to shake with fear or with cold → 1483 obs.
► MAKE SOMEONE JUMP to keep someone in a state of anxiety or fear → 20C sl.
► MISDOUBT to doubt, to suspect; to fear, to apprehend; to think; to having an inkling or suspicion of → 1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
► OGGLE to shudder or quiver for fear → 1450 obs.
► PACK to be fearful → 1988 Aust. sl.
► PACK DEATH to be fearful → 1975 Aust. sl. 
► PACK’ EM ► PACK THEM to be fearful → 1944 Aust. sl.
► PACK IT to be fearful → 1945 Aust. sl.
► PACK SHIT to be fearful → 1971 Aust. sl.
► PACK THE SHITS to be fearful → 1971 Aust. sl.
► PUNK OUT to lose one’s nerve, to avoid doing something out of fear → 1920 US sl.
► QUAIL to be frightened; to quake with fear → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SELL OUT to run in fear → 1930 African-American sl.
► SQUIB to lose one’s nerve, to avoid doing something out of fear → 1918 Aust. sl.
► STARKLE to shudder with fear, to quake, to be afraid → 1527 obs.
► TERRICULAMENT to inspire with groundless fear → 1644 obs.
► TREPIDATE to tremble with fear or agitation → 1623 
► WEEN to exhibit fear; to weaken → 1926 Amer. dial.
► WIMP OUT to give way to timidity or fear; to lose one’s nerve, to avoid doing something out of fear → 1981 sl., orig. US
► YDOUT to fear → 1297 obs.
► ZOMBIE UP to ‘freeze’; to become incapable of acting or speaking through fear, etc. → 1940 sl.