I. noun
Synonyms: fear 1, alarm, cold feet, consternation, dread, fright, horror, panic, terror, trepidation
Contrasted words: aplomb, assurance, confidence, self-possession; mettle, resolution, spirit
II. verb
1.
to unnerve and check by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion
dismayed by the task that lay ahead
Synonyms: appall, consternate, daunt, horrify, shake
Related Word: bewilder, confound, dumbfound, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle; abash, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, rattle; discourage, dishearten; affright, alarm, frighten, scare, terrify
Idioms: set one back on one's heels, take aback
Contrasted words: assure, ensure, secure; excite, galvanize, pique, provoke, quicken, stimulate
2.
Synonyms: discompose 1, agitate, bother, disquiet, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, unhinge, upset