trembling (verb)

  • 71delirium tremens —    Also known as shaking delirium and Saunders Sutton syndrome. The term delirium comes from the Latin verb delirare, which means to go off the furrow, to derail. The adjective tremens is Latin for trembling or shaking. The expression delirium… …

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  • 72alarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. alarum, warning; tocsin; SOS, siren, danger signal, red light or flag; condition red; fear, unease. v. frighten, panic, scare; shock, horrify; make uneasy; sound the alarm, bell, or tocsin; alert,… …

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  • 73dread — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. & n. See fear.Ant., welcome. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fear, terror, awe, trepidation; see fear 2 . See Synonym Study at fear , reverence . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. fear, trepidation,… …

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  • 74fright — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dread, terror, panic, alarm, consternation. See fear. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Alarm] Syn. panic, terror, fear, horror; see fear 1 . 2. [*A person or thing of unattractive or startling appearance] Syn.… …

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  • 75panic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. terror, fright, fear, consternation; stampede. v. alarm, frighten; stampede. See excitability, failure. Ant., calm. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Overpowering fright] Syn. fear, dread, alarm, fright; see… …

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  • 76stress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pressure, strain, compulsion; emphasis, urgency, importance; accent. See necessity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Importance] Syn. significance, weight, import; see importance 1 . 2. [Pressure] Syn. strain,… …

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  • 77swamp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swampland, marsh, bog, wetland, moor, slough, fen, morass, quagmire. v. t. submerge, sink, flood, inundate, immerse, drench, deluge; over whelm, snow under. See moisture, water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn …

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  • 78affright — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To fill with fear: alarm, frighten, panic, scare, scarify2, startle, terrify, terrorize. Archaic: fright. Idioms: make one s blood run cold, make one s hair stand on end, scare silly (or stiff), scare the daylights… …

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  • 79fear — fear1 W1S3 [fıə US fır] n [: Old English; Origin: fAr sudden danger ] 1.) [U and C] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen ▪ The boy s eyes were full of fear. fear of ▪ a fear of flying ▪ There… …

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  • 80anger — an|ger1 [ æŋgər ] noun uncount ** the strong feeling you get that makes you want to hurt someone or shout at them: Some people express their anger through violence. She cried tears of anger and frustration. Jenny often feels anger, but doesn t… …

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