benauwdheid

Definitions of benauwdheid
  1. noun
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    synonyms: angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, schrik, vrees
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    alarmsysteem
    fear resulting from the awareness of danger
    beving, huivering, rilling, siddering
    an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
    horror
    intense and profound fear
    zenuwtoeval
    excessive or uncontrollable fear
    koersval, paniek
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    plankenkoorts, plankenvrees
    fear that affects a person about to face an audience
    bedeesdheid, bleuheid, bloheid, confusie, geremdheid, koudwatervrees, schroomvalligheid, schuchterheid, schuwheid, timiditeit, verlegenheid, verwarring
    fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
    voorgevoel
    a feeling of evil to come
    bedeesdheid, bleuheid, bloheid, confusie, geremdheid, schroomvalligheid, schuchterheid, schuwheid, timiditeit, verlegenheid, verwarring
    lack of self-confidence
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    aandoening, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, gevoel, gevoelen, ontroering, sentiment
    any strong feeling
  2. noun
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
    synonyms: angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, schrik, vrees
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    zorgenkind
    a strong feeling of anxiety
    angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, bekommering, bezorgdheid, ongerustheid, schrik, verontrusting, vrees
    an anxious feeling
    onbehagen
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
    braakneiging
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    type of:
    aandoening, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, gevoel, gevoelen, ontroering, sentiment
    any strong feeling
  3. noun
    an anxious feeling
    synonyms: angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, bekommering, bezorgdheid, ongerustheid, schrik, verontrusting, vrees
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    type of:
    angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, schrik, vrees
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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