English vocabulary lesson with words connected to fear. This lesson will help you define fear, phobia, panic, dread, mania, cold sweat, daunting, irrational and petrified.
(–) fear UNCOUNTABLE NOUN the feeling that you have when you are frightened
‘I was able to beat my fear of the dark.’
(A) phobia NOUN an extreme fear of something
‘I have a phobia of owls that stops me going into the forest at night.’
panic VERB a sudden strong feeling of fear that stops normal thoughts and actions
‘We were winning 2-1, but in the ninetieth minute I started to panic.’
dread VERB to feel very worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen
‘I started to dread my visit to the hospital.’
(A) mania NOUN a very strong interest in something when a person cannot think of anything else
‘He has a mania about the woman next door.’
(A) cold sweat SINGULAR NOUN extreme worry and fear that causes you to sweat although you feel cold
‘When I think of spiders I break out in a cold sweat.’
daunting ADJECTIVE something that makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do
‘The last part of the climb was daunting.’
irrational ADJECTIVE not logical or reasonable
‘I have an irrational fear of rabbits.’
petrified ADJECTIVE extremely frightened and unable to move
‘She is absolutely petrified of people wearing masks.’
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Question 1 of 9
1. Question
The feeling that you have when you are frightened.
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Fear – the feeling that you have when you are frightened.
Remember: no articles with uncountable nouns.‘I was able to beat my fear of the dark.’
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Fear – the feeling that you have when you are frightened.
Remember: no articles with uncountable nouns.‘I was able to beat my fear of the dark.’
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Question 2 of 9
2. Question
An extreme fear of something.
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A phobia – an extreme fear of something.
‘I have a phobia of owls that stops me going into the forest at night.’
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A phobia – an extreme fear of something.
‘I have a phobia of owls that stops me going into the forest at night.’
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Question 3 of 9
3. Question
A sudden strong feeling of fear that stops normal thoughts and actions.
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Panic – a sudden strong feeling of fear that stops normal thoughts and actions.
‘We were winning 2-1, but in the ninetieth minute I started to panic.’
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Panic – a sudden strong feeling of fear that stops normal thoughts and actions.
‘We were winning 2-1, but in the ninetieth minute I started to panic.’
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Question 4 of 9
4. Question
To feel very worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen.
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Dread – to feel very worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen.
‘I started to dread my visit to the hospital.’
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Dread – to feel very worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen.
‘I started to dread my visit to the hospital.’
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Question 5 of 9
5. Question
A very strong interest in something when a person cannot think of anything else.
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A mania – a very strong interest in something when a person cannot think of anything else.
‘He has a mania about the woman next door.’
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A mania – a very strong interest in something when a person cannot think of anything else.
‘He has a mania about the woman next door.’
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Question 6 of 9
6. Question
An extreme worry and fear that causes you to sweat although you feel cold.
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A cold sweat – an extreme worry and fear that causes you to sweat although you feel cold.
‘When I think of spiders I break out in a cold sweat.’
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A cold sweat – an extreme worry and fear that causes you to sweat although you feel cold.
‘When I think of spiders I break out in a cold sweat.’
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Question 7 of 9
7. Question
If something makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do, it is what?
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Daunting – something that makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do.
‘The last part of the climb was daunting.’
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Daunting – something that makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do.
‘The last part of the climb was daunting.’
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Question 8 of 9
8. Question
Not logical or reasonable.
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Irrational – Not logical or reasonable.
‘I have an irrational fear of rabbits.’
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Irrational – Not logical or reasonable.
‘I have an irrational fear of rabbits.’
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Question 9 of 9
9. Question
Extremely frightened and unable to move.
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Petrified – extremely frightened and unable to move.
‘She is absolutely petrified of people wearing masks.’
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Petrified – extremely frightened and unable to move.
‘She is absolutely petrified of people wearing masks.’
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