The phrase
"abject fear" means feeling extremely terrified or scared.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«abject»
«fear»
Sentences with «abject fear»
- Every one of these kids lives in abject fear of the man, averting their eyes when he walks into the room. (seligfilmnews.com)
- Or, put another way, if teachers were generating high test score gains from their students by creating a climate of abject fear in their classrooms, their observation scores should be low and that information is useful. (jaypgreene.com)
- We shouldn't be surprised that masses of incensed residents of black Ferguson marching peacefully through their own streets in protest of sub-human treatment would trigger abject fear in the hearts of Ferguson's nearly all white police department. (christianitytoday.com)
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