What is worse than a fear?

In some situations, the words terror and fear are roughly equivalent. However, terror implies the most extreme degree of fear.
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What is the strongest word for scared?

verb
  • frightened.
  • terrified.
  • startled.
  • spooked.
  • shocked.
  • panicked.
  • horrified.
  • alarmed.
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What is another word for intense fear?

1. Terror, horror, panic, fright all imply extreme fear in the presence of danger or evil.
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How would you describe extreme fear?

Frightened and frightening are good examples: The noises were frightening. / It was dark and I was frightened. The same pattern works for the more emphatic adjectives terrified and terrifying: The storm was terrifying. / She's terrified of dogs.
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What are the different levels of fear?

The two-level modality divides fear into no fear (0) and fear (1), while the four-level modality divides into no fear (0), low fear (1), medium fear (2) and high fear (3).
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What is the strongest kind of fear?

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
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What is the deepest fear in the world?

The 10 biggest fears holding you back from success
  • The fear of failure. ...
  • The fear of rejection. ...
  • The fear of missing out. ...
  • The fear of change. ...
  • The fear of losing control. ...
  • The fear of being judged. ...
  • The fear of something bad happening. ...
  • The fear of getting hurt.
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What are the 4 types of fear?

So what are the four types of fear?
  • Fight fear.
  • Freeze fear.
  • Faint fear.
  • Flee fear.
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What are the 6 types of fear?

  • Fear of poverty. Both wealth and poverty are the offspring of thought. ...
  • Fear of criticism. One thing the world will never be short of is criticism. ...
  • Fear of ill health. ...
  • Fear of loss of love. ...
  • Fear of old age. ...
  • Fear of death.
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What are 3 types of fear?

The Three Types of Fear
  • Rational Fear. Rational fears occur where there is a real, imminent threat. ...
  • Primal Fear. Primal fear is defined as an innate fear that is programmed into our brains. ...
  • Irrational Fear. Irrational fears are the ones that don't make logical sense and can vary greatly from person to person.
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How do you say Super scared?

ascared
  1. alarmed.
  2. apprehensive.
  3. fearful.
  4. fearsome.
  5. frightened.
  6. panic-stricken.
  7. panicky.
  8. petrified.
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What does the word Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (uncountable) (humorous) The fear of long words.
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What is another word for most feared?

most feared
  • formidable.
  • redoubtable.
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What is the #1 fear in the world?

It sounds crazy, but that's what people say. Is there any truth to this? Certainly the vast majority of people rank fear of public speaking as number one – 75% according to the National Institutes of Mental Health.
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What are the 2 Born fears?

We are born with only two innate fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud sounds. A 1960 study evaluated depth perception among 6- to14-month-old infants, as well as young animals.
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What are the 10 biggest fears?

Top 10 Most Common Fears
  • Acrophobia. Acrophobia is the fear of heights and it affects more than 6% of people. ...
  • Aerophobia. ...
  • Arachnophobia. ...
  • Ophidiophobia. ...
  • Cynophobia. ...
  • Trypanophobia. ...
  • Astraphobia. ...
  • Agoraphobia.
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What are the top 5 biggest fears?

Here are 5 of the most common:
  • 1) Claustrophobia: The Fear of Tight Spaces.
  • 2) Social Phobia: The Fear of Judgment or Rejection.
  • 3) Arachnophobia: The Fear of Spiders.
  • 4) Acrophobia: The Fear of Heights.
  • 5) Agoraphobia: The Fear of Open or Crowded Spaces.
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What are the 7 primal fears?

According to Soukup's study, the fear archetypes include: The Procrastinator, the Rule Follower, the People Pleaser, the Outcast, the Self-Doubter, the Excuse Maker, and the Pessimist.
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What are the 5 primal fears?

(Note: There are five core fears, or “universal themes of loss,” that capture the basic interpretations of danger that we all make. They are 1) fear of abandonment, 2) loss of identity, 3) loss of meaning, 4) loss of purpose and 5) fear of death, including the fear of sickness and pain.)
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What is the weirdest fear?

10 of the most unusual phobias
  • Ablutophobia: Fear of bathing. ...
  • Eisoptrophobia: Fear of mirrors. ...
  • Chaetophobia: Fear of hair. ...
  • Linonophobia: Fear of string. ...
  • Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of long words. ...
  • Omphalophobia: Fear of belly buttons. ...
  • Lachanophobia: Fear of vegetables.
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What is every human scared of?

There are only five basic fears, out of which almost all of our other so-called fears are manufactured. These fears include extinction, mutilation, loss of autonomy, separation, and ego death.
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What is the only thing stronger than fear?

A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is just fine as long as its contained.”
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What is the strongest emotion?

Generally, people tend to view anger as one of our strongest and most powerful emotions. Anger is a natural and "automatic" human response, and can in fact, serve to help protect us from harm. While angry behavior can be destructive, angry feelings themselves are merely a signal that we may need to do something.
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Is fear one of the strongest emotion?

Fear is among the most powerful of all emotions. And since emotions are far more powerful than thoughts, fear can overcome even the strongest parts of our intelligence.
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