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startled collapse: excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons"; "her startled expression"

phobia collapse: an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"

gargoyle collapse: an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal; a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal

funk collapse: an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar; United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967); a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"

nerves collapse: control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"

frightened collapse: made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

panic collapse: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety; 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"; cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"; be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"

deface collapse: deface a building facade, for example; mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

timidity collapse: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities; fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

horripilate collapse: cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"; have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television"

battle fatigue collapse: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

disquieted collapse: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

fear collapse: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight); a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"; be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"; be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"; be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"; be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"

dismay collapse: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

scarecrow collapse: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

startle collapse: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"; to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

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