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Meanings of overwhelming fear in English

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Usage of overwhelming fear in English
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But perhaps these anonymous performances stem from an overwhelming fear of failure.
The Guardian
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Must admit to an overwhelming fear when I think of exams.
The ginger man
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Seized by a sudden overwhelming fear, she flung open the door.
The Vision of Desire
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Suddenly a great, overwhelming fear seized him,-thefear of being hanged!
Quill's Window
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Wilbraham's overwhelming fear was lest his Guest should leave him.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
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My rage grew from a creeping surge to a great flood, overwhelming fear, restraint, pain.
The witch queen
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He shows them and us the reason for overwhelming fear as being a deficiency in faith.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor P...
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And when Richard Dodd saw that conference begin overwhelming fear swept out of his soul all other emotions.
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
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Again an overwhelming fear swept Myra.
The Nine-Tenths
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An overwhelming fear fell upon everyone.
The Mark of the Beast
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An overwhelming fear that this arrest would present a similar, if not worse, challenge with an unfavorable outcome overcame Jasper.
From dawn to deceit
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Thus the friendly visitor got rid of the overwhelming fear of giving a dinner to a poor man for nothing.
The Life of John Clare
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Perhaps Elmer might have expected seeing her cower down, seized with a sudden overwhelming fear, but nothing of the kind occurred.
Pathfinder; or, The Missing Tenderfoot
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Chan said overwhelming fear of Ebola was making it difficult to recruit the foreign medical teams needed to mount an effective response.
Reuters
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A rush of overwhelming fear or extreme pain are the types of shock he says might also lead to catastrophic heart failure.
The Guardian
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The desperation of overwhelming fear driving him in irresponsible impulse, he doubled up his legs and with a cat's leap sprang for the crater.
The Last Shot
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Overwhelming fear across language varieties
United Kingdom
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