cold feet

noun

Definition of cold feetnext
as in uncertainty

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  1. uncertainty
  2. doubt
  3. suspense
  4. dread
  5. angst
  6. torment
  7. foreboding
  8. upset
Noun
  • This difference, which cannot easily be explained by random errors or uncertainties, is the Hubble tension.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But this slow and steady approach also stifles risk-taking as leaders hesitate to take big leaps, fearing failure or uncertainty.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • The path forward was cast into doubt by Trump's statement, with speculation growing that Johnson would scrap the original version of the bill and bring up a narrower funding extension that includes disaster relief.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But fellow scientists quickly raised doubts about the study's size, scientific flaws and ethics.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • In crafting the scene’s suspense, editor Joe Walker mapped out where the action and roar of the crowd would peak.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • What’s At Stake in the West Group B offers the most suspense and the most permutations to determine both the pool winner and the potential West wild card.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of suspense
Noun
  • In a year of exuberance and dread, songs came from every which way to comfort, to amuse, to haunt, to tantalize.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In addition, Head owns leading binding brand Tyrolia, and the Protector bindings are a major safety innovation and big deal in the marketplace, designed to help prevent knee injuries, a dread of skiers everywhere.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of dread
Noun
  • When his family moved from Maryland to Los Angeles, Scott would head to the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to work out his angst.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Bummed out by a breakup and the presidential-primary race of 2019, Weiner decided to fuse his angst with a script idea about a politician who benefits from a scandal.
    The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of angst
Noun
  • Corrin, who plays Anna Harding, went through a different type of torment on set.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • When evidence like rape kits go untested, survivors are left in limbo and torment while perpetrators are free to reoffend.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of torment
Noun
  • His aunts offered us tortillas to warm our hands while his uncle expressed dark forebodings about our chances of success.
    Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
  • In his images of the World Trade Center, the passage of time has once again added to his foreboding.
    Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of foreboding
Noun
  • However, there were no upsets on this day: Waters cruised to a 9,4 win for the title.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Ohio State and Miami tumble in College Football Playoff rankings After suffering shocking upsets to unranked opponents on Saturday, Ohio State and Miami dropped in the penultimate CFB rankings ahead of conference championship week.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of upset
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