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  2. in fear of. phrase. If you are in fear of doing or experiencing something unpleasant or undesirable, you are very worried that you might have to do it or experience it. The elderly live in fear of assault and murder. See full dictionary entry for fear. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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      1. a feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence...

  3. an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen: Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman. Even when the waves grew big, the boy showed no ( signs of) fear. a fear of I have a fear of heights.

  4. Mar 20, 2016 · In simple words, you use the phrase 'in fear of' when you feel afraid that something dangerous or undesirable might happen. However, you usually use the phrase 'for fear of/that' to mean to avoid happening or so as not to cause to happen something dangerous or undesirable.

  5. 1. a feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence or nearness of danger, evil, pain, etc.; timidity; dread; terror; fright; apprehension. 2. respectful dread; awe; reverence. 3. a feeling of uneasiness or apprehension; concern. a fear that it will rain. 4. a cause for fear; possibility; chance.

  6. IN FEAR is contained in 3 matches in Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Learn definitions, uses, and phrases with in fear.

  7. noun. definition 1: an emotion characterized by alarm, anxiety, and tension, often caused by an expectation of danger or pain; dread. synonyms: apprehension, dread, fright, terror, trepidation. antonyms: fearlessness. similar words: alarm, angst, anxiety, consternation, dismay, horror, panic, phobia, scare, tension.

  8. [uncountable, countable] the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you. Her eyes showed no fear. The child was shaking with fear. I suddenly felt gripped by fear. We were living in a perpetual state of fear and anxiety. The attacks created a climate of fear.

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