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panic, scare

n. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"

scare, panic attack

n. a sudden attack of fear

frighten, fright, scare, affright

v. cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare

v. cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

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daze, shock, stupor

n. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"

shock

v. strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"

panic

v. be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"

panic

v. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

dishearten, put off

v. take away the enthusiasm of

demoralize

v. confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

fluster

v. cause to be nervous or upset

deter, discourage

v. try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

threaten

v. to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

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