💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Affear"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| afearverb | (obsolete or dialectal) To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify. |
| frightnoun | A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm. |
| effrayverb | (obsolete) To frighten, startle. |
| terrifienoun | Obsolete form of terrify. [To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.] |
| fearenoun | Obsolete spelling of fear. [(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.] |
| adreadnoun | (archaic) Affected by or full of dread; fearful. |
| fearnoun | (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. |
| indreadverb | (transitive, archaic) To inwardly dread; fear or be afraid |
| gallownoun | A surname. |
| gruenoun | A fictional man-eating predator that dwells in the dark. |
| doubtnoun | (uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty. |
| agrizeverb | Alternative form of agrise. [(obsolete, intransitive) To shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified.] |
| abearverb | (transitive, now rare, dialectal) To put up with; to endure; to bear. |
| gastnoun | A surname. |
| grewverb | Alternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”). [(intransitive, archaic except Northern England, Scotland) To be frightened; also, to shudder with fear; to quake, to tremble.] |
| forbeareverb | Archaic spelling of forbear. [(transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.] |
| abhourverb | Obsolete form of abhor. [(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.] |
| fordreadverb | (intransitive, obsolete) To be in dread of. |
| abraynoun | Obsolete form of abraid. [(transitive, obsolete) To wrench (something) out.] |
| rievenoun | Archaic form of reave. [(archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.] |
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