The article examines the semantic fields and translation aspects of
linguistic units expressing the feeling of “fear” in English and Armenian.
Emotional and sensory, and affective expressions are among the conceptual
domains in both the English and Armenian languages and cultures that reflect
distinct value systems and worldviews. They exhibit both similarities and
differences conditioned by historical development, socio-economic, cultural
and other factors. Thus, it is of interest to the study the emotion-related
vocabulary, especially the linguistic units denoting “fear” focusing on their
culture-specific characteristics.