Any difference between "miedo" and "temor"?

Question

Hola a todos,

I have looked up "miedo" and "temor" in the online dictionary, but they both have the same meaning "fear; dread". So, any difference between them?

Answer 1

Have a read of this.

miedo vs temor

Hola, Kiwi-Girl. Thanks for the link, but that article is too long and too difficult for me to read. - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014

Answer 2

Here' what I came up with.

A temor is a very specific fear, almost like a deep-seated haunting feeling; temer is the verb that goes with this feeling.

Miedo, meanwhile, is your run of the mill sort of fear. Fear of the dark, snakes etc.

Nice :) - Kiwi-Girl, Mar 9, 2014

Hola, swampy. Thanks for your brief and clear answer! - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014

Just for my own reference: deep(ly)-seated = deep(ly)-rooted: firmly implanted or established: a deep-seated sense of loyalty - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014

run-of-the-mill = ordinary, average :merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014

Answer 3

Son sinónimos, significan lo mismo : )

Thanks, Neox. But I believe there must be something different. - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014