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Feeling worried and uneasy

To have frightened or caused fear

Past tense for to bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

Past tense for to offend, shock or outrage

Past tense for to warn in advance

Past tense for to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something)

Past tense for to state one's intention to take hostile and retributive action against someone

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Adjective

Feeling worried and uneasy

scared to death

terror-stricken

in a cold sweat

horror-stricken

frightened to death

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

shaking like a leaf

with your heart in your mouth

shaking in one's shoes

paralysed with fear^UK

bricking oneself

discombobulated

paralyzed with fear^US

discountenanced

having butterflies in the stomach

hot and bothered

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

frozen with fear

having cold feet

on pins and needles

chicken-hearted

apprehensive about

hot under the collar

all of a flutter

tied up in knots

biting one's nails

with one's stomach in knots

like a cat on a hot tin roof

a bundle of nerves

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

all of a lather

easily frightened

having stage fright

having a funny feeling

at sixes and sevens

taken by surprise

filled with astonishment

knocked for six

filled with amazement

unable to believe your eyes

filled with wonder

caught on the hop

at a loss for words

filled with awe

caught on the wrong foot

unable to believe one's ears

like a fish out of water

on the qui vive

in a state of nerves

like a cat on hot bricks

all of a doodah

bundle of nerves

at the end of your tether

waiting for the axe to fall

feeling anxious

beside yourself

out of countenance

in high dudgeon

not best pleased

ill-humoured^UK

waiting with bated breath

easily agitated

sweating bullets

tossing and turning

on the defensive

emotionally charged

with your back to the wall

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

tearing one's hair out

carrying a chip on your shoulder

with bated breath

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of one's rope

racked with suffering

caught off balance

thrown off balance

not self-assured

lacking confidence

lacking self-confidence

out of your mind

out of one's mind

like a chicken with its head cut off

uncomprehending

foaming at the mouth

more ❯

“The airy feathers on her wings bristled suddenly, and she turned an alarmed glance to the ceiling.”

Verb

To have frightened or caused fear

filled with fear

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

put the wind up

scared the pants off

scared to death

struck terror into

put the fear of God into

scared the bejesus out of

scared the living daylights out of

scared someone out of their wits

made one's hair stand on end

frightened the living daylights out of

stricken terror into

made one's blood run cold

threw into a panic

thrown into a panic

made someone jump out of their skin

frightened the life out of

frightened to death

made one's flesh creep

chilled to the bone

made teeth chatter

thrown into a blue funk

threw into a blue funk

scared the hell out of

sent into a cold sweat

made someone's hair stand on end

scared the life out of

made someone shake in their shoes

frightened someone out of their wits

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

given someone the heebie-jeebies

chilled to the marrow

got the wind up

frightened out of your wits

filled with terror

scared the pants off of

curdled the blood

curdles the blood

gave one the creeps

given one the creeps

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

become horror-struck

filled with panic

become horror-stricken

made someone jump out of his skin

thrown into a fright

frozen your blood

threw into a fright

scared someone half to death

scared the daylights out of

made flesh crawl

inspired panic in

froze your blood

paralysed with fear

blinded someone with something

stricken terror in

struck terror in

stricken fear into

struck fear into

took your breath away

taken your breath away

became horror-struck

became horror-stricken

threw into a tizzy

thrown into disarray

threw into disarray

thrown into a tizzy

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

gave someone a jolt

given someone a jolt

more ❯

“He had heard a name that scared him as much as that of a dead man's ghost would alarm a timid traveler.”

Verb

Past tense for to bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

discombobulated

discountenanced

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

thrown off balance

threw off balance

put the wind up

knocked for six

knocked for a loop

caused anxiety to

made uncomfortable

pulled the rug from under

put a damper on

hurt somebody's feelings

pulled the rug out from under

caused someone to lose their composure

given a hard time

gave a hard time

stopped someone in their tracks

preyed on your mind

left open-mouthed

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

given someone grief

gave someone grief

knocked sideways

filled with consternation

destabilized^US

setted someone back on their heels

sent over the edge

made despondent

weighed heavily on

sent into a spin

destabilised^UK

made downhearted

rocked the boat

dampened the spirits of

thunderstricken

caused disquiet to

caused to lose heart

got on your wick

caused anguish to

caused suffering to

caused discomfort to

caused concern to

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

rendered speechless

caused to panic

boggled the mind

poured cold water on

knocked props out

blown your mind

aroused anxiety in

made it tough for

occupied thoughts

made someone scratch their head

threw into a tizzy

thrown into a tizzy

gotten worked up

broke one's heart

broken one's heart

threw cold water on

thrown cold water on

gave a bad time

driven up the wall

drove up the wall

given a bad time

done a number on

did a number on

took your breath away

taken your breath away

struck with awe

stricken with awe

gotten on one's nerves

got on one's nerves

taken by surprise

took by surprise

put your back up

cut to the quick

rubbed up the wrong way

got in your hair

put someone's nose out of joint

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

made someone see red

rubbed the wrong way

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

gotten your back up

got your back up

got your dander up

made your blood boil

tried your patience

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

raised your hackles

put pressure on

rubbed you up the wrong way

hit where one lives

put into a funk

got across someone

put in traction

ruffled one's feathers

made somebody's hackles rise

given someone the pip

gave someone the pip

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

caused annoyance

caused suffering

caused resentment

caused bitterness

caused vexation

become flustered

dampened spirits

lost one's temper

breathed down someone's neck

rattled one's cage

worked into lather

given offence to

got your hackles up

caused resentment to

gotten up someone's nose

caused to feel mental strain

setted one's teeth on edge

pushed to the limit

pushed the buttons of

rattled someone's cage

brought pressure to bear on

pressed the panic button

gave offence to

caused to feel emotional strain

sent into a rage

got up someone's nose

bent someone's ear

drove you up the wall

thumbed nose at

caused annoyance to

sticked in one's craw

driven you up the wall

gotten your hackles up

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

took a rise out of

got a rise out of

taken a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

broke the heart of

broken the heart of

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

threw into tizzy

thrown into tizzy

became flustered

gotten into a state

gone into a panic

got into a state

went into a panic

more ❯

“He saw no need to alarm her with the news that the would-be killer had made another attempt on his life.”

Verb

Past tense for to offend, shock or outrage

distressed greatly

made one's hair stand on end

“Atwood deliberately sets out to disgust and alarm her readers by offering graphic descriptions of dead and dying bodies and rotting corpses in her trilogy.”

Verb

Past tense for to warn in advance

Verb

Past tense for to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something)

Verb

Past tense for to state one's intention to take hostile and retributive action against someone

made threats against

made threats to

threatened to harm

issued threats to

threatened to kill

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