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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))