What does strike fear mean?

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strike fear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

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To terrify; to petrify [with into ‘someone’].

strikes fear (present, singular) striking fear (participle, present) struck fear (past) struck fear (participle, past) stricken fear (archaic, participle) strike terror (alternative)

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