Frigophobia is a phobia pertaining to the fear of becoming too cold.

Fear of social gatherings, fear of socializing, fear of embarrassment

Sociophobia in social situations
Ophidiophobia an intense or irrational fear of snakes.
Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions
is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when
Acrophobia one is not particularly high up.
also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, keraunophobia, or
Astraphobia tonitrophobia is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
Hematophobia an abnormal and persistent fear of blood
is a symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light. As
Photophobia a medical symptom, photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia
is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices,
Technophobia especially computers.
Apiphobia fear of bees
Koumpounophobia fear of buttons
clammy (adj) (of air or atmosphere) damp and unpleasant. My hands felt all clammy.
to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency, or
cripple (verb) wholeness Economic sanctions have crippled the country’s economy.
dread (noun) a strong feeling of fear or worrt A dread of drowning
She thought that if she could endure her terror long enough the feeling
subside (verb) If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme will begin to subside
bout (noun) a short period of illness or involvement in an activity Most bouts of anxiety are manageable
venture (noun) a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty Any new venture should have some anxiety
to cause someone to experience something, usually an emotion or a
desensitize (verb) pain, less strongly than before Seeing too much violence on television can desensitize people to it.
The patient might be nervous before delivering a speech but mat feel
it's almost a kind of energy she/he can harness for a good, vibrant
harness (verb) to control something, usually in order to use its power delivery.
In a tue danger situation these hormones fuel the ensuing fight or
ensuing (adj) happening after something and because of it flight.
is a response to anxiety that, instead of fleeing the source of fear in
counterphobic the manner of a phobia, actively seeks it out, in the hope of
attitude overcoming the original anxiousness.
 the result of a set of actions, or an explanation at the end of
payoff (noun) something There are unexpected payoffs when you conquer your fears
-to (cause to) lose balance and fall down
topple (verb) -to force a leader or government out of power More than one fear may topple by attacking only one.
mushroom (verb) to increase very quickly Unconfronted fears can mushroom
-making a series of knocking sounds
rattling (adj) -very good of its kind Spine-rattling nerves
-nervous sweat (as of a performer) caused especially by the fear of
failing Revealing yourself to an audience and praying for laughs, not flop
flop sweat (noun) -a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment sweat.
to use your hands in an awkward way when you are doing
fumble (verb) something or looking for something When you are nervous, you tend to fumble though your notes.
coarse (adj) rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces She looked at the boy’s coarse hands and heavy boots.
If your heart thumps, it beats more strongly and quickly than usual,
thump (verb) because of exercise, fear, or excitement My heart was thumping with excitement.
heebie-jeebies a state of nervous fear or anxiety. Being alone in the dark gives me the heebie-jeebies.
to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the
crouch (verb) ground and leaning forward slightly We crouched down to avoid being seen.
to turn your eyes or face away from something that you do not want
avert (the eyes) (verb) to see She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her.
happening because of a very old habit from a long time ago in
human history, not because of a conscious decision or because it is A woman who smiles too much may be signaling more than shyness.
atavistic (adj) necessary now. An atavistic sense of inferiority may be feeding her nerves.
Therapy and medication used in tadem can be very helpful por the
use in tadem in partnership or conjunction patient.
used to say that a person's knees are shaking from nervousness or
knocking knees fear One pill and no more knocking knees.
She works with patientes that suffer form illnesses often linked to
unbridled (adj) not controlled and therefore extreme "neveres" or unbridled anxiety.
to steady oneself to get your balance again so that you do not fall
to loosen up to relax, esp. after being nervous
A white-knuckle experience or activity makes you feel very
white-knuckle (noun) frightened and often excited A white-knuckle ride in a theme park
a feeling of nervousness that you experience before something
jitters (noun) important happens I always get the jitters before exams.
 If you feel your thoughts are starting to gallop down hill,try simple mind
to gallop/go downhill to decline and grow worse and worse. control.
Within seconds of perceived threat,the heart races and blood pressure
skyrocket (verb) increase very steeply or rapidly skyrockets.
boost (verb) to improve or increase something A last-minute rush by Christmas shoppers boosted sales.
-to rise very quickly to a high level
soar (verb) -if the value, amount or level of something soars, it rises very quickly Inflation has soared from 5% to 15%.
Blood presssure and heart rate spike, infusing brain and muscles with
spike (verb) to increase sharply ready fuel.
an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right When Margaret Chan raised the pandemic threat alert she had no
qualms (noun) thing qualms about using the language of fear.
It is striking that Chan does not perceive her behaviour as being in any
unduly (adverb) more than you think is reasonable or necessary way illegitimate or unduly alarmist.
fearmonger (noun) a person who spreads fear Fearmongers forecast that 8 m–9 m people could soon flood in.
fearmongering is the spreading of frightening and exaggerated rumors of an
/scaremongering impending danger or the habit or tactic of purposely and needlessly His campaign for re-election was based on fearmongering and
(noun) arousing public fear about an issue. deception.
secular (adj) not ecclesiastical or clerical We live in a largely secular society.
malevolence (noun) a desire to harm other people An act of pure malevolence.
wane (verb) to become gradually weaker or less important The influence of religion has waned in recent years.
havoc (noun) a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or confusion The floods caused havoc throughout the area.
to think something is going to happen in the future; to know about
foresee (verb) something before it happens The extent of the damage could not have been foreseen.
Many organisations have devoted themselves to warning the public
perilous (adj) very dangerous about perilous events.
-engulf somebody/something to surround or to cover
somebody/something completely
-engulf somebody/something to affect somebody/something very
engulf (verb) strongly Fear engulfed her.
Experts warnings are taken seriously because they are underpinned
underpin (verb) to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc. by science.
to shake because you are cold or frightened, or because of a strong
shudder (verb) feeling Alone in the car, she shuddered with fear.
All sorts of possibilities presented themselves to me—vague,
formless (adj) without a clear or definite shape or structure indefinite, formless terrors.
exacerbate (verb) to make something worse, especially a disease or problem His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation.
fearsome (adj) making people feel very frightened a fearsome display of violence, a fearsome power
fearless (adj) not afraid, in a way that people admire He was known as a powerful king and a fearless warrior.
Fearful of continued unrest, the government imposed a state of
fearful (adj) nervous and afraid emergency.
(of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened,
shiver (verb) excited, etc. He shivered at the thought of the cold, dark sea.
I ended up kind of waking up to a sleepwalking state and into full-
full-blown (adj) fully developed. having all the characteristics of a specific state blown hallucinations.
And part of the notion of a phobia is that the fear is mismatched to the
mismatch (adj) out of proportion to sth actual threat of the situation.
plucky (adj) having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties. It was plucky of you to chase after the burglar.
doing something dangerous and not worrying about the risks and the
reckless (adj) possible results He was found guilty of reckless driving.
used to describe a person who is willing to take risks, or an action or He has become more venturesome this season with dress designs
venturesome (adj) behaviour that involves risks that incorporate a variety of ethnic influences.
sinful (adj) against the rules of a religion or morally wrong Buying that sports car was a sinful waste of money.
feed (verb) to increase the intensity of an emotion The psychic pain of depression feeds anger.
bind (verb) (to sth) tie or fasten (something) tightly together. Anger is a negative experience closely bound to pain and depression.

fuel (verb) To fuel a situation means to make it become worse or more intense. The economic boom was fueled by easy credit.
unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being The changes are insidious, and will not produce a noticeable effect for
insidious (adj) noticed. 15 to 20 years.
A shortcut is a method of achieving something more quickly or more
shortcut (noun) easily than if you use the usual methods. In the short run, anger is a shortcut to motivation.
deficit (noun) lack of happiness or emotional stability, bad humor Anger is a way of making others pay for your own emotional deficits.
There are many actions you can take to keep anger from eroding your
erode (verb) to gradually reduce someone's confidence or power. life.
diminish (verb) to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate When your boss yells at you, is normal to feel diminished.
If something that happens is a blow to someone or something, it is The anger you express towards others is driven by the blow you've
blow (noun) very upsetting, disappointing, or damaging to them just recieved.
If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it Your anger is driven by the desire to rectify a wrong you believe was
rectify (verb) becomes correct or satisfactory. done to you.
to destroy or remove utterly; eradicate. to get rid of mistakes, to
uproot (verb) forgive or to move on Uproot mistaken beliefs that underlie your responsability.
hassle (verb) to cause annoyance or trouble to (someone); harass Overt complaining hassles others.
course (verb) (through) to run or pass rapidly along or as if along an indicated path You can feel anger coursing through your body.
snap (verb) (at someone) to suddenly shout or get angry at someone. The boss chews you out, and then you snap at everyone.
in a way that criticizes something/somebody and shows no respect There are still people who scathingly label emotional literacy as navel
scathingly (adv) for them gazing.
the fact of thinking too much about a single issue and how it could
affect you, without thinking about other things that could also affect
navel-gazing (noun) the situation l l
overbrimming (adj) abundant, especially excessively so. Many people have an overbrimming lake of tears ever ready to flow.
imprint (of something) (on somebody/something) the lasting effect I was told so much as a child that boys don't cry that this imprint has
imprint (noun) that a person or an experience has on a place or a situation sealed my tear ducts.
Sporting stars thar cry in public remind us that there is nothing wimpy
wimpy (adj) not strong, brave or confident about the ability to shed tears.
is a substance with no effects that a doctor gives to a patient instead
of a drug. Placebos are used when testing new drugs or sometimes The condition of patients who received the drug was compared with
placebo (noun) when a patient has imagined their illness. those who received a placebo containing no active ingredients.
If someone is revved up, they are prepared for an important or People who are stressed out or revved up all the time continue to work
revved up (adj) exciting activity. and function, but their immune systems are weakened.
-Your outlook is your general attitude towards life.
-The outlook for something is what people think will happen in -I adopted a positive outlook on life. -
outlook (noun) relation to it. The uncertain outlook for the motor industry.
-having more work or other activities than you can manage. A lot of people have started to develop an interest in taking
-If a system or organization is overstretched, it is being forced to responsability on their health and relying less on the overstretched
overstretched (adj) work more than it is supposed to. medical profession.
a smooth thick substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to help A range of ointments and creams is available for the treatment of
ointment (noun) it heal. eczema.
a formal, systematic article or book on some subject, esp. a
discussion of facts, evidence, or principles and the conclusions
treatise (noun) based on these Ayurveda consists of a comprenhesive treatise for better health.
Reflexionists claim that they can help alleviate almost any kind of
ailment (noun) an illness, especially one that is not very serious. ailment.
overstrained (adj) exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent Headaches resulting from overstrained neck muscles.
hindrance (noun) a person or thing that makes it more difficult for you to do something. The higher rates have been a hindrance to economic recovery.
a person who encourages a particular activity, especially one that Fearmonger, panic monger, scaremonger, warmonger
monger (noun) causes trouble
mirthful (adj) full of laughter, humour, or happiness The ending of the film is melancholy rather than mirthful.
 If you refer to speech or writing as rhetoric, you disapprove of it
because it is intended to convince and impress people but may not This combination of rethoric of reassurance is a key aspect of the
rethoric (noun) be sincere or honest. modern-day narrative of fear.
Eustress is positive stress, that comes from positive challenges or
eustress (noun) stress that is not too extreme and is good for someone exciting experiences.
Anger is a feeling or emotion that a person has when being offended I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father, who treated him very
anger (noun) or when wronged badly as a child.
Rage is an action in retaliation to the anger that a person has. Rage
is a situation when a person is not able to handle their anger in a
rage (noun) proper way. He gave a roar of rage and punched me in the face
to consider something to be caused, created, or owned by someone
ascribe (verb) or something To what do you ascribe the enormous success of your latest book?
The belief that you should own your house is deeply ingrained in our
ingrained (adj) (of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change society
pervade (verb) to spread through and be noticeable in every part of something The film movie is a reflection of the violence that pervades our culture.
considering a whole thing or being to be more than a collection of
holistic (adj) parts Nowadays, many people turn to holistic medicine