spaimă

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spaimă

Where it comes from

Unknown. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *expavīmen, from Latin expavere, from pavor (“fear”). Or possibly has a connection to spasma, spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”).

noun spaime · spaimă · spaima · spaimele

feminine fear, terror, fright, horror, dread
Similar: frică, teamă

In English

fear extreme veneration or awe
terror extreme fear
dismay a sudden loss of courage
fright A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger
horror intense distressing fear or repugnance

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@misc{spaima_2026,
  title = {spaimă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/spaim%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}