Fear and Fright

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Fear

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

Usage example: the sight of the headless horseman filled the schoolmaster with fear

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Fright is a synonym for fear in terror topic. In some cases you can use "Fright" instead a noun "Fear", when it comes to topics like apprehension, feeling, anxiety, dread. popular alternative

Nearby Words: fearful, fearless, fearsome, fearfully, fearlessness

Fright

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

Usage example: the earthquake so filled me with fright that I still have trouble sleeping

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Fear is a synonym for fright in apprehension topic. You can use "Fear" instead a noun "Fright", if it concerns topics such as feeling, anxiety, terror, disquiet. popular alternative

Nearby Words: frighten, frightful, frightening, frightened, frightfully

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pure	pure fear	pure fright
genuine	genuine fear	genuine fright
sheer	sheer fear	sheer fright
severe	severe fear	severe fright
Other adjectives: extreme, major, apparent, less.

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