cold feet

noun

Definition of cold feetnext
as in uncertainty

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  1. uncertainty
  2. doubt
  3. suspense
  4. dread
  5. angst
  6. torment
  7. foreboding
  8. upset
Noun
  • Leaders grappling with technological upheaval, political change, economic uncertainty, and shifting societal norms may be tempted to seek novel solutions.
    Gena Cox, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • There’s also the uncertainty that a potential breakaway league could bring.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • The path forward was cast into doubt by Trump's statement, with speculation growing that Johnson would scrap the original version of the bill and bring up a narrower funding extension that includes disaster relief.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • If there were any remaining doubts that the music could live up to the memes with Brat, the album put them to bed on first listen.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • Lionsgate’s Trey Edward Shults directed and written suspense thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow starring The Weeknd in his big screen debut, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, is getting a release date of May 16.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Lionsgate has dated the suspense thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, the first feature film from pop star The Weeknd, for a May 16, 2025 North American release.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of suspense
Noun
  • But there is a sense of dread at times, particularly with headlines.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • There were fewer pickups, more layoffs, tight budgets, high expectations and a general sense of dread that consumed what had been a thriving community of entertainment creatives.
    Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of dread
Noun
  • The expansion of English naturally evokes angst and opposition.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The film follows multiple storylines, most very messy (because humans) and includes more angst, longing, sleaze and R-rated scenes than most holiday films.
    Emily St. Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of angst
Noun
  • Its own jeune homme figure again suffers the torments of an impossible love.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Where Whitehead’s novel describes his characters’ physical torments in the third person, with psychological discernment and declarative precision, Ross’s movie fuses observation and sensation with its audiovisual style.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of torment
Noun
  • Mid- to late-cycle expansions don’t need to draw fuel from a deep reservoir of fear and foreboding, the way early-cycle recoveries do.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
  • His aunts offered us tortillas to warm our hands while his uncle expressed dark forebodings about our chances of success.
    Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of foreboding
Noun
  • My Michigan Wolverines beat the Ohio State Buckeyes in one of the greatest upsets anyone can remember.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Ohio State alum Cameron Heyward placed a bet on last week's Ohio State-Michigan game, which his Buckeyes lost, 13-10, in one of the biggest upsets of the season.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of upset
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