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fear
1[ feer ]
noun
- a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
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- a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling:
an abnormal fear of heights.
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- concern or anxiety; solicitude:
a fear for someone's safety.
- reverential awe, especially toward God:
the fear of God.
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- something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of:
Cancer is a common fear.
- anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur:
Having grown up during the Great Depression, he had a constant fear of running out of money.
verb (used with object)
- to regard with fear; be afraid of.
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- to have reverential awe of.
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- to consider or anticipate (something unpleasant) with a feeling of dread or alarm:
It's about to snow again, I fear.
- Archaic. to experience fear in (oneself):
I fear me he will ne'er forgive us.
verb (used without object)
- to have fear; be afraid:
I'll go with you, so do not fear!
- to feel apprehensive or uneasy (usually followed by for ):
In this time of economic instability, I fear for my children's future.
Fear
2[ feer ]
noun
- a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
- Cape, a cape at its mouth.
fear
/ ɪə /
noun
- a feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger, pain, etc
- a cause of this feeling
- awe; reverence
fear of God
- concern; anxiety
- possibility; chance
there is no fear of that happening
- for fear of or for fear that or for fear lestto forestall or avoid
- no fearcertainly not
- put the fear of God intoto frighten
verb
- to be afraid (to do something) or of (a person or thing); dread
- tr to revere; respect
- tr; takes a clause as object to be sorry: used to lessen the effect of an unpleasant statement
I fear that you have not won
- intrfoll byfor to feel anxiety about something
- an archaic word for frighten
Derived Forms
- ˈڱ, adverb
- ˈڱԱ, noun
- ˈڱ, noun
- ˈڱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- -ڱiԲ adjective
- ܲ·ڱiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fear1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fear1
Idioms and Phrases
- for fear of / that, in order to prevent or avoid the risk of:
She is afraid to say anything for fear of the consequences.
- put the fear of God in / into, to cause to be greatly afraid.
More idioms and phrases containing fear
see fools rush in where angels fear to tread ; for fear of ; never fear ; put the fear of god in .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
With the stock market spiraling and fears of a recession growing, there was almost no question about where "Saturday Night Live" would focus its cold open.
He faces two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition without a certificate and attempt to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.
The fast-paced nature of a short daytime set has its challenges, but drummer Dillon Lee shared they were able to overcome their fears through “exposure therapy.”
Everything about this strange arrangement has worked, every fear has been squelched, all awkwardness has disappeared, and the Lakers have been left with a happily productive father and a gratefully improving son.
There are fears of a global recession following President Trump's "Liberation Day", when he announced sweeping import taxes, sparking retaliatory action from countries including China and Canada.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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