fear after the event; retroactive fear
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to feel fear afterwards; to be scared in retrospect
neutralDescribes a reaction of fear or anxiety that comes only after a dangerous or stressful situation has passed, upon realizing how bad it could have been. A common emotional experience.
Xiǎng想
qǐ起
nà那
cì次
zài在
hǎi海
shàng上
yù遇
dào到
de的
fēng风
bào暴
，
wǒ我
hái还
yǒu有
xiē些
hòu后
pà怕
。
Thinking back to that storm I encountered at sea, I still feel a bit of retroactive fear.
Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
méi没
shì事
le了
，
dàn但
xiǎng想
qǐ起
chē车
huò祸
de的
shùn瞬
jiān间
，
fēi非
cháng常
hòu后
pà怕
。
He's fine now, but thinking of the moment of the car accident, he feels extremely frightened in hindsight.
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Nà那
cì次
dēng登
shān山
chà差
diǎn点
chū出
shì事
，
shì事
hòu后
yuè越
xiǎng想
yuè越
hòu后
pà怕
。
We almost had an accident during that mountain climb; the more I think about it afterwards, the more scared I feel.
Hái孩
zi子
zǒu走
diū丢
le了
，
zhǎo找
huí回
lái来
hòu后
，
jiā家
zhǎng长
xīn心
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
hòu后
pà怕
。
The child got lost; after being found, the parents' hearts were filled with fearful relief.