awe

awe
n
1. reverence, veneration, adoration, respect, admiration, fear of the Lord; wonder, wonderment, amazement, astonishment, surprise, bewilderment, stupefaction, consternation.
2. dread, fear, anxiety, angst, apprehension, fright, affright, dismay; shock, alarm, horror; trepidation, quivering, quaking, trembling, fear and trembling.
v
3. overwhelm, impress, affect, move, strike, stun, amaze, astonish, stupefy, bewilder, Inf. blow one's mind, Inf. hit like a ton of bricks.
4. intimidate, cow, daunt, dismay, abash; terrify, horrify, frighten, affright, scare.

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