Terror
Paralysing, extreme fear. The mind goes blank.
Fear
An alarm signal. Something threatens your safety.
Apprehension
Uneasy anticipation that something bad might happen.
Panic
Frantic, uncontrollable fear. You lose clear thought.
Anxiety
Persistent worry about what might go wrong.
Worry
Circling thoughts about a possible problem.
Dread
Heavy, dark anticipation of something terrible coming.
Horror
Shocked, revolted fear. Something deeply wrong.
Nervousness
Jittery, slightly shaky tension before an event.
Trepidation
Cautious, trembling hesitation before acting.
Timidity
Shy reluctance to act or speak. You shrink back.
Foreboding
A dark intuition that something bad approaches.
Unease
A subtle, low-level sense that something is off.
Paranoia
Intense, irrational suspicion that others mean you harm.
Reticence
Quiet shrinking from being noticed or counted on.
Claustrophobia
Panicky confinement. Walls closing in.
Claustrophobic dread
The panicky feeling of being trapped.
Perturbation
Being thrown off balance by something unsettling.
Trepidity
A trembling, anxious hesitation.
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