Dread and Phobia

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Dread

Dread noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Usage example: we were filled with dread when we saw the rapids we would be rafting down

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Phobia is a synonym for dread in fear topic. In some cases you can use "Phobia" instead a noun "Dread". popular alternative

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Phobia

Phobia noun - An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.

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Dread is a synonym for phobia in fear topic. You can use "Dread" instead a noun "Phobia", if it concerns topics such as abnormal fear. popular alternative

Nearby Word: phobic

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old	old dread	old phobia
particular	particular dread	particular phobia
regular	regular dread	regular phobia
true	true dread	true phobia
Other adjectives: real, great, slight, bad, horrible, absolute, social, deep-seated, personal, uncontrollable.

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Camp Lakebottom "Cheeks of Dread": After much needling, McGee finds out that Gretchen has a phobia of chipmunks.

Source: Absurd Phobia
In essence it's a tiny pinprick that lasts for ten to thirty seconds—but for sufferers of the phobia, the dread, nervousness, pain, and wooziness are very real.

Source: Minor Injury Overreaction
Inversion of Author Phobia, in which the creator uses their personal dread in a work.

Source: Author Appeal

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