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What is another word for in mortal fear?

Pronunciation: [ɪn mˈɔːtə͡l fˈi͡ə] (IPA)

The phrase "in mortal fear" denotes extreme terror and anxiety. To express this sentiment in different ways, one could use synonyms such as "terrified", "petrified", "panicked", "horrified", "aghast", "appalled", "frightened out of one's wits", "scared stiff", "frozen with fear", and "paralyzed by fright". Each of these phrases conveys a similar intensity of fear, and they can be used interchangeably depending on the context and the desired effect. Whether in literature, film, or everyday conversation, these synonyms are useful in adding depth and nuance to descriptions of fear and the emotions that accompany it.
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  • We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes — something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view. Since then I have lived to see state after state extirpate its wolves. I have watched the face of many a newly wolfless mountain, and seen the south-facing slopes wrinkle with a maze of new deer trails. I have seen every edible bush and seedling browsed, first to anemic desuetude, and then to death. I have seen every edible tree defoliated to the height of a saddlehorn. Such a mountain looks as if someone had given God a new pruning shears, and forbidden Him all other exercise. … I now suspect that just as a deer herd lives in mortal fear of its wolves, so does a mountain live in mortal fear of its deer.
    Aldo Leopold

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