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paura — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fear noun A strong, unpleasant feeling caused by the sense of danger or threat.
  • phobia noun An intense, often irrational fear of a specific thing or situation.
  • qualm noun A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
  • scare noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.

Senses

paura is used for these senses in English:

  • phobia An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
  • qualm A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. [from 16th c.]
  • scare A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.

fear — full definition

  1. noun A strong, unpleasant feeling caused by the sense of danger or threat.
  2. verb To be afraid of something or someone.
  3. verb To worry or be concerned about something.

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