to cast a chill

Examples

• All

• So if the state acts in a way that casts a chill on your participation, that's very bad, right?

• The haunting melody of the song cast a chill that lingered long after it ended.

• The warning "Sneed's coming!" cast a chill over the jolliest of hunting camps and sent the occupants frantically checking licenses and tags.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The unexpected news cast a chill among the guests at the party.

Synonyms

D

to dismay

vsto cast a chill

37 4.4

Make someone feel shocked or worried by something unexpected

creates an overall uncomfortable mood among people rather than a sharp shock

U

to unnerve

vsto cast a chill

20 6.3

To make someone feel nervous and less confident

casts a broader uneasy mood across people rather than lowering confidence only

D

to disconcert

vsto cast a chill

7 7.1

To make someone feel uncomfortable or embarrassed

produces a wider uncomfortable atmosphere rather than a personal embarrassment

U

to unsettle

vsto cast a chill

7 4.9

To make someone feel worried or uneasy

affects a group mood rather than just a single person's calm

C

to cast a pall

vsto cast a chill

4 8.2

Make a meeting or event feel gloomy and sad

focuses more on unease and disappointment than on pure gloom

C

to cast a shadow

vsto cast a chill

4 6.2

Make a person, event, or situation seem less happy and less hopeful

targets general unease and disappointment rather than specific doubt or sadness

D

to dampen spirits

vsto cast a chill

2 4.9

Make someone feel less happy and excited

creates an uneasy or disappointed atmosphere rather than only lowering cheer

D

to discomfort

vsto cast a chill

1 4.3

To make someone feel uneasy or anxious

aims at creating a general mood of unease and disappointment among people

D

to disquiet

vsto cast a chill

1 7.3

To make someone feel worried or uneasy

creates a shared atmosphere of unease and disappointment among people

C

to consternate

vsto cast a chill

• Archaic

1 9.9

To make someone feel sudden shock and worry

tends to make a general lasting atmosphere of unease rather than a sudden shock

Antonyms

C

to comfort

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

B

to bring joy

12 2.3

To make someone feel happy

How Negative

to cast a pall

4 8.2

to cast a shadow

4 6.2

to cast a chill

8.2

to overshadow

48 5.9

to put a damper on

• Informal

11 5.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology