The clue “Fear” has shown up before in crosswords, and these answers represent what solvers and editors have accepted in those cases. Use this list to compare against tried entries.
Possible Answers:
- TERROR
- DREAD
- PHOBIA
- HORROR
- APPREHENSION
- ALARM
- ANXIETY
- QUALMS
- FRIGHT
- TREPIDATION
- AWE
- PANIC
- TIMIDITY
Synonyms and Definitions
TERROR
- Synonyms: affright, brat, holy terror, little terror, panic, scourge, threat
DREAD
- Synonyms: apprehension, apprehensiveness, awful, dire, direful, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
- Definition: Anxious anticipation or expectation
PHOBIA
- Synonyms: phobic disorder, phobic neurosis
HORROR
- Synonyms: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
APPREHENSION
- Synonyms: arrest, catch, collar, discernment, dread, misgiving, pinch, savvy, taking into custody, understanding
ALARM
- Synonyms: alarm clock, alarm system, alarum, alert, appal, appall, consternation, dismay, horrify, warning device, warning signal
ANXIETY
- Synonyms: anxiousness
QUALMS
- Synonyms: queasiness, scruple, squeamishness
FRIGHT
- Synonyms: fearfulness, frighten, scare
AWE
- Synonyms: reverence, veneration
PANIC
- Synonyms: terror
TIMIDITY
- Synonyms: timidness, timorousness