Glee and Terror

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Glee noun - A mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter.

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Terror is an antonym for glee.

Nearby Words: gleeful, gleefully

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.

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Glee is an antonym for terror in intense fear topic.

pure	pure glee	pure terror
special	special glee	special terror
utter	utter glee	utter terror
endless	endless glee	endless terror
Other adjectives: genuine, sheer, constant, extreme, great, intense, unholy, murderous, outright, occasional.

The Eleventh Doctor does this a lot in "The Beast Below," whooping in glee over falling down a nightmarish bottomless pit and then again over being regurgitated by a giant Eldritch Abomination while Amy screams in terror or revulsion.

Source: Nightmare Fetishist

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