atmosphere of fear
collocation in Englishmeaningsofatmosphereandfear
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atmosphere
noun
uk/ˈæt.mə.sfɪər/us/ˈæt.mə.sfɪr/
the mixture of gases around ...
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fear
noun[C or U]
uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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(Definition ofatmosphereandfearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Once again, there is anatmosphereoffearand repression in the country.
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Most objective observers would say that in the private sector wage agreements are being reached in anatmosphereoffear.
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I also believe that we cannot effectively teach in anatmosphereoffear.
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They created in the country anatmosphereoffearto spend.
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There was no reference to theatmosphereoffear, of sudden death, in which these men lived all that time.
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The purpose of the clause is not to censor but to create anatmosphereoffearand timidity so that self-censorship occurs.
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Anatmosphereoffearis created for female residents and children.
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We are all surrounded by anatmosphereoffear.
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But in anatmosphereoffear, suspicion and hysteria, no one would listen to the voice of reason.
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The loathsomeatmosphereoffearis being created by a thousand advertisements.
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Those who merely rely on creating anatmosphereoffearand hostility do little to elaborate the arguments in their favour.
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Think of the working-class in general, living in anatmosphereoffearto such an extent as they have never lived before.
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He operates in a system that induces anatmosphereoffear.
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We want to get rid of theatmosphereoffear, gloom and pessimism which some people are able to generate about small businesses.
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Anatmosphereoffearwas created.
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On both sides, this veryatmosphereoffeardistorts and exaggerates known facts, or non-facts, into rumours, turns rumours into legends, and legends into the ingot-hot material of hatred.
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There is anatmosphereoffearabroad.
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Staff working in anatmosphereoffearand resentment do not perform well, with the resultant reduction in productivity.
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The resulting climate of tension, hatred, distrust and clashes between the police and the community means that the entire community lives in a heightenedatmosphereoffearand conflict.
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I am saying, however, that our concentration on preparations for war and our absorption of the psychologicalatmosphereoffearare almost as damaging to civilisation as war itself.
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