The condition of being amazed; bewilderment; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.
ETYM Old Eng. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto, fyrhtu; akin to OS. forhta, Old High Germ. forhta, forahta, German furcht, Dan. frygt, Swed. fruktan, Goth. faúrhtei fear, faúrhts timid.
Fear.
ETYM Formerly written horrour.
1. Intense and profound fear.
2. Something that inspires horror; something horrible.
ETYM Latin terror, akin to terrere to frighten, for tersere; akin to Greek, to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. French terreur. Related to Deter.
1. A person who inspires fear or dread; SYN. scourge, threat.
2. A very troublesome child; SYN. brat, little terror, holy terror.
Extreme nervous depression, severe anxiety (Informal); delirium tremens
To cause to lose courage; SYN. dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare.