English Vocabulary abut Fear and Phobia for IELTS

English Vocabulary abut Fear

English Vocabulary abut Fear

Allay

to make someone feel less worried or frightened:

The center is desperately trying to allay public fears/concern about the spread of the disease.

Deter

to prevent or discourage someone from doing something by making it difficult for them to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it:

These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack.

Dread

a strong feeling of fear or worry:

I live in dread of bumping into her in the street.

to feel extremely anxious or frightened about something:

He’s dreading his driving test – he’s sure he’s going to fail.

Extort

to obtain something by force or threat, or with difficulty:

He had been extorting money from the old lady for years.

Police have not so far been able to extort a confession from the people accused of the bombing.

Flinch

to make a sudden small movement because of pain or fear:

He didn’t even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.

Intrepid

extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations:

a team of intrepid explorers

Panic

a sudden feeling of fear and anxiety – terror – horror – anxiety:

The mother got into a panic when she couldn’t find her little child in the crowd.

Phobia

an extreme fear of a particular thing or situation, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained:

I’ve got a phobia about/of worms.

Recoil

1. to move back because of fear or disgust:
I recoiled from the smell and the filth.
2. to refuse to accept an idea or principle, feeling strong disgust or disapproval:

Timid

/ˈtɪm.ɪd/
showing a lack of courage, confidence and assurance – shy – nervous – fearful:
Being a timid student, she found it frightening to give a lecture in front of her classmates.

Under duress

out of force, under coercion, without choice

Through illegal or unfair threats

Using threats to force someone to do something

threats, violence, etc. used to coerce a person into doing something

The confession was obtained under duress.

He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.