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evoke fear

[ɪˈvoʊk fɪr]
verb phrase
evocar medo
1. to bring forth or trigger a feeling of fear or anxiety in someone
The horror movie was designed to evoke fear in the audience.
O filme de terror foi projetado para evocar medo no público.
2. to cause someone to remember or experience fear from the past
The old house evoked fear in the children who had heard ghost stories about it.
A casa antiga evocava medo nas crianças que tinham ouvido histórias de fantasmas sobre ela.
Synonyms
inspire fearprovoke feararouse fearinduce fearstir up feartrigger fear
Antonyms
alleviate fearcalmreassurecomfortsoothe

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
evocar medo
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
evocar medo
No regional variation
São Paulo
evocar medo
No regional variation
Portugal
evocar medo
Standard usage, may also use 'despertar medo'

Related Idioms & Phrases

strike fear into someone's heart
put the fear of God into someone
send shivers down someone's spine
make someone's blood run cold
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