| English | German | |
| formidable {adj} [causing fear or dread] | 279 furchtbar [furchterregend] | |
| formidable {adj} [causing fear or dread] | 145 schrecklich [Schrecken erregend] | |
| assuasive {adj} [formal] [acting to give relief from pain, fear, or anxiety] | 7 beruhigend | |
| animal {adj} [attr.] [fear etc.] | 5 kreatürlich | |
| jittery {adj} [coll.] [trembling with fear] | zitternd vor Angst | |
| lest {conj} [formal or literary] [for fear that; in order to prevent] | aus Furcht, dass [um zu verhindern, dass; damit nicht] | |
| sth. reawakened sth. [e.g. the interest, the fear] [German less frequent than: sth. has/had reawakend sth.] | etw. erweckte etw.Akk. wieder [z. B. das Interesse, die Angst] [seltener als: etw. hat/hatte etw. wiedererweckt] | |
Verbs |
| to tremble [with fear] | 70 erbeben [vor Furcht] | |
| to funk sb./sth. [esp. Br.] [coll.] [to fear] | 67 jdn./etw. fürchten | |
| to vanish [doubts, fear, illusions, etc.] | 63 verfliegen [Bedenken, Angst, Illusionen etc.] | |
| to overtake sb. [tiredness, feeling, e.g. of fear] | 40 jdn. überkommen [Müdigkeit, Gefühl, z. B. der Angst] | |
| to arouse sth. [fear, hatred, admiration, etc.] | 15 etw.Akk. erregen [Furcht, Hass, Bewunderung etc.] | |
| to reawake [literary] [reawaken] [interest, fear, etc.] | 6 wiedererwecken [Interesse, Angst etc.] | |
| [to enjoy the freedom to do as one pleases without having to fear any consequences] | Narrenfreiheit genießen [fig.] | |
| to funk sth. [esp. Br.] [coll.] [avoid sth., esp. out of fear] | sich vor etw.Dat. drücken [ugs.] [bes. aus Angst oder Feigheit] | |
Nouns |
| dissipation [of doubts, fear] | 573 Zerstreuung {f} [von Zweifeln etc.] | |
| terror [extreme fear] | 359 Schrecken {m} | |
| anxiety [fear, dread] | 281 Furcht {f} | |
| psych. coulrophobia [fear of clowns] | 92 Coulrophobie {f} | |
| alarm [fear] | 85 Furcht {f} | |
| awe [archaic] [fear] | 74 Furcht {f} | |
| agitation [fear] | 39 Angst {f} | |
| terror [the use of extreme fear] | 35 Terror {m} [Verbreitung von Angst und Schrecken mittels Gewalt] | |
| bugbear [fig.: cause of obsessive fear; also archaic: sort of hobgoblin] | 34 Popanz {m} [fig. pej. (des Krieges etc.); auch veraltet: künstlich hergestellte Schreckgestalt, Kinderschreck] | |
| psych. triskaidekaphobia [irrational fear of the number 13] | 23 Triskaidekaphobie {f} | |
| alarm [fear] | 21 Angst {f} | |
| aviat. psych. aerophobia [fear of flying] | 18 Flugangst {f} | |
| alarm [worry, fear] | 17 Sorge {f} [Besorgnis] | |
| psych. sociol. xenophobia [fear of strangers] | 17 Fremdenfurcht {f} | |
| psych. [fear of entering a place] | 14 Schwellenangst {f} | |
| psych. belonephobia [fear of needles] | 14 Nadelangst {f} | |
| psych. cynophobia [irrational fear of dogs] | 14 Canophobie {f} | |
| thrill [feeling of simultaneous pleasure and fear] | 13 Angstlust {f} | |
| psych. cynophobia [irrational fear of dogs] | 12 Kynophobie {f} | |
| psych. sociol. xenophobia [fear of strangers] | 12 Fremdenangst {f} | |
| psych. ailurophobia [irrational fear of cats] | 11 Ailurophobie {f} | |
| psych. chorophobia [fear of dancing] | 9 Chorophobie {f} | |
| psych. erythrophobia [fear of blushing] | 8 Erythrophobie {f} | |
| psych. ornithophobia [irrational fear of birds] | 8 Ornithophobie {f} [irrationale Angst vor Vögeln] | |
| psych. satanophobia [abnormal fear of Satan] | 8 Satanophobie {f} [krankhafte Angst vor dem Teufel] | |
| psych. kathisophobia [fear of sitting down] | 7 Kathisophobie {f} | |
| psych. heliophobia [fear of the sun or sunlight] | 6 Heliophobie {f} [Angst vor der Sonne bzw. Sonnenlicht] | |
| psych. heliophobia [fear of the sun or sunlight] | 6 Lichtscheu {f} [ugs.] [Heliophobie] [Angst vor der Sonne bzw. Sonnenlicht] | |
| shy [sudden movement, as from fear] | 5 Zurückzucken {n} | |
| [fear of embarking on sth. new] | Schwellenangst {f} | |
| sociol. [fear of losing social status] | Abstiegsangst {f} [bezüglich des sozialen Status] | |
| psych. agyrophobia [fear of crossing streets] | Agyrophobie {f} | |
| psych. angstlust [esp. Michael Balint] [pleasure in / of fear, anxiety pleasure] | Angstlust {f} [bes. nach Michael Balint] | |
| psych. chiroptophobia [fear of bats] | Chiroptophobie {f} | |
| dread [great fear] | große Angst {f} | |
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