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   fear

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   noun

   • 1. an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm: "I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past" Similar terrorfrightfearfulnesshorroralarmpanicagitationtrepidationdreadconsternationdismaydistressanxietyworryangstuneaseuneasinessapprehensionapprehensivenessnervousnessnervestimiditydisquietdisquietudediscomposureunrestperturbationforebodingmisgivingdoubtsuspicioninformal:the creepsthe williesthe heebie-jeebiesthe shakesthe collywobblesjitterinesstwitchinessbutterflies (in the stomach)funkblue funkthe (screaming) abdabsrhyming slang:the Joe Blakesarchaic:worrimentrare:inquietudephobiaaversionantipathydreadbugbearbogeynightmarehorrorterroranxietyneurosiscomplexmaniaabnormal fearirrational fearobsessive fearbête noireinformal:hang-upOpposite calmnessconfidence
   • ▪ a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety of someone: "police launched a hunt for the family amid fears for their safety"
   • ▪ the likelihood of something unwelcome happening: "she observed the other guests without fear of attracting attention" Similar likelihoodlikelinessprospectpossibilitychanceoddsprobabilityexpectationconceivabilityfeasibilityplausibilityriskdanger
   • ▪ a mixed feeling of dread and reverence: "the love and fear of God" Similar awewonderwondermentamazementreverencevenerationrespectdreadOpposite indifference

   verb

   • 1. be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful: "I hated him but didn't fear him any more" Similar be afraid ofbe fearful ofbe scared ofbe apprehensive ofdreadlive in fear ofgo in terror ofbe terrified ofbe terrified bycower beforetremble beforecringe fromshrink fromflinch frombe anxious aboutworry aboutpanic aboutfeel consternation abouthave forebodings aboutfeel apprehensive aboutinformal:be in a blue funk abouthave a phobia abouthave a horror ofhave a dread ofshudder attake fright at
   • ▪ feel anxiety on behalf of: "I fear for the city with this madman let loose in it" Similar worry aboutfeel anxious/concerned abouthave anxieties abouthave qualms aboutfeel disquiet forbe solicitous for
   • ▪ avoid doing something because one is afraid: "she eventually feared to go out at all" Similar be too afraidbe too scaredbe too apprehensivehesitatedare notinformal:have cold feet about
   • ▪ used to express regret or apology: "I shall buy her book, though not, I fear, the hardback version"
   • ▪ regard (God) with reverence and awe: "he urged his listeners to fear God" Similar stand in awe ofregard with awereverereverenceveneraterespectdreadbe intimidated by

   Word Origin Old Englishfǣr ‘calamity, danger’, fǣran ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr ‘danger’.

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   What does fear mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FEAR definition: 1. an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something…. Learn more.

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   What does fear mean in a sentence?

   • fear, dread, fright, alarm, panic, terror, trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage. dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety.

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   What does fear dread mean?

   • Fear, alarm, dread all imply a painful emotion experienced when one is confronted by threatening danger or evil. Alarm implies an agitation of the feelings caused by awakening to imminent danger; it names a feeling of fright or panic: He started up in alarm. Fear and dread usually refer more to a condition or state than to an event.

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   What is the difference between fear and fright?

   • fear or fright?Fright is a reaction to something that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, but not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future: I have a fright of spiders. • his fright of what might happenPatterns fear/terror/panic/alarm that…

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   What is a common fear?

   • Cancer is a common fear. Having grown up during the Great Depression, he had a constant fear of running out of money. to regard with fear; be afraid of. to have reverential awe of. It's about to snow again, I fear. I fear me he will ne'er forgive us. I'll go with you, so do not fear!

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   What does put the fear of God in mean?

   • put the fear of God in / into, to cause to be greatly afraid. see fools rush in where angels fear to tread ; for fear of ; never fear ; put the fear of god in . Fear, alarm, dread all imply a painful emotion experienced when one is confronted by threatening danger or evil.

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   Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether real or imagined. It can also mean a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling, a concern or anxiety, a reverential awe, or something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension.

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   Fear is the unpleasant feeling of worry that you get when you think that you are in danger or that something horrible is going to happen.

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   Definitions of fear. noun. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) synonyms: fearfulness, fright. see more. fear that affects a person about to face an audience. fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions.

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    a strong, unpleasant feeling that you get when you think that something bad, dangerous, or frightening might happen: She was trembling with fear. Unlike the rest of us, Dave had no fear of snakes. [ + (that) ] There are fears that the disease will spread to other countries.