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Terror

Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Coercion 76% connected

The act or process of coercing.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Fear 76% connected

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

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Fearfulness 76% connected

The state of being fearful.

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Fright 76% connected

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

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Imp 76% connected

A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.

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Monkey 76% connected

In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.

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Rapscallion 76% connected

A rascal; a good-for-nothing fellow.

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Rascal 76% connected

One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a d…

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Scalawag 76% connected

A scamp; a scapegrace.

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Scamp 76% connected

A rascal; a swindler; a rogue.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 1

Terrorism 76% connected

The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.

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Derivationally related 4

Panic 74% connected

A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.

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Panic 74% connected

A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.

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Synonym 5

Affright 92% connected

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Brat 92% connected

A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Panic 92% connected

A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Scourge 92% connected

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

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Threat 92% connected

The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denuncia…

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