cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.

a dejected mood

He's been in a funk ever since she walked out on him.

to be afraid of.

to frighten.

to shrink from; try to shirk.

to shrink or quail in fear.

noun

happiness , joy

noun

alarm , cold sweat , despondency , fright , gloom , misery , panic , trembling , chickenheartedness , cowardliness , cravenness , dastardliness , faint-heartedness , pusillanimity , unmanliness , affright , apprehension , dread , fearfulness , horror , terror , trepidation , blues , dejection , depression , despondence , doldrums , dolefulness , downheartedness , dumps , dysphoria , glumness , heavy-heartedness , melancholy , mope , mournfulness , sadness , unhappiness , craven , dastard , poltroon , (colloq.) recoiling , coward , flinch , flinching , frighten , music , odor , rage , recoil , shirk , shrink , smell