COLD SWEAT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cold sweat" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Holonyms ("cold sweat" is a part of...):

fear; fearfulness; fright (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))

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