emotion - any strong feeling

alarm, consternation, dismay - fear resulting from the awareness of danger

creeps - a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps"

frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill, shiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"

horror - intense and profound fear

hysteria - excessive or uncontrollable fear

panic, terror - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

panic attack, scare - a sudden attack of fear

stage fright - fear that affects a person about to face an audience

apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

timidity, timidness, timorousness - fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions

intimidation - the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid

cold sweat - concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear

bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

stimulate, stir, shake up, shake, excite - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

terrify, terrorise, terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatly

intimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"

alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

spook - frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"