But those were the acute fears, the ones that rose and fell on an almost daily basis, like the tides.

The very thought of facing David again made her shrink in acute fear.

Mine psychosis, an acute fear of landmines, was rampant in the Portuguese forces.

You're walking through the park on an ordinary day when suddenly, without warning, you're stricken with acute fear.

Juliet was aware of the acute fear in her eyes and voice.

Those who suffer from arachnophobia, an acute fear of spiders, become particularly horrified.

These findings provide evidence of both depth perception and acute fear of heights in cows.

"There's nothing wrong with me," I went on, "except acute chronic fear."

She could see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing that wasn't associated with acute fear.

Add to that, a particularly acute fear of scandal in the church.