The phrase "aura of fear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an atmosphere or feeling that evokes fear or anxiety in a particular setting or situation.
Example: "As they entered the abandoned house, an overwhelming aura of fear enveloped them, making it hard to breathe."
Alternatives: "atmosphere of dread" or "sense of terror".
To create an aura of fear and awe, Rosalie placed a huge life-sized wooden doll in her yard that was said to have been imported from Africa.
"There's an ensconced, stubborn management that's brought on financial problems, and an aura of fear that if you stick your neck out, you'll be ostracized".
Asturias's novel, about the dictatorship of Manuel Estrada Cabrera in Guatemala, employs Surrealist techniques to create an aura of fear and the sense that events are guided by supernatural forces, echoing Native American beliefs.
Spence traces Mao's evolution from the 27-year-old Marxist who declared in a 1920 essay on Lenin that "a forced attempt at construction simply will not work" to the Great Leader of later years who fostered "an aura of fear" with his relentless purges, his cataclysmic efforts at social transformation and his retreat into a pampered isolation of high-walled villas and sealed trains.
He has created an aura of fear and mysticism around himself and his rebels follow strict rules and rituals.
I have to admit when it comes to my kids, social media has been ensconced in a general aura of fear.
While Alexander maintains an aura of unshaken confidence, fear is etched in Darius' face, and his charioteer has already turned to rein his horses and escape.
During these years his imperious writing style, sharp eye, streamlined vision of history and belligerent personality created an aura of infallibility that made him feared and resented as well as admired.
A 40-year old woman with aura always on her left eye, beginning with palpitation, sense of fear, followed by grey scintillating scotoma, followed by complete blindness, with complete resolution after 10 minutes.
In his lack of fear, and his willingness to hurt others, Salvio possessed an aura of danger and authority I could never hope to command for myself.
Local Dangers Looting and Thuggery In an Aura of Anarchy But war and anarchy have tangled the humanitarian lifelines, creating "fear and uncertainty," said Lindsey Davies, of the United Nations World Food Program.
