1) Dangerous 2) Doubted 3) Dreaded 4) Eliciting alarm 5) Expected the worst 6) Felt trepidation 7) Had a phobia 8) Had a phobia for 9) Had a phobia of 10) Had phobias 11) Had qualms about 12) Like a tyrant 13) Like merciless opponents 14) Like ogres 15) Like pirates, often 16) Regarded with trepidation 1) Dreaded 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Fear