microfear

plural microfears

1. informalneologismuncountableusuallyA small amount of fear.

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   And he told The New York Times that when he recently looked over Katie Couric's 2007 60 Minutes interview with Yankee infielder Alex Rodriguez, in which he denies using performance-enhancing drugs, Ekman spotted a hint of "microfear" around Rodriguez's lips when Couric asked if he was ever tempted to use illegal drugs.

   2009 February 21, Hannah Hoag, “Reading the fine print of the human face”, in Toronto Star