[f_ˈiə], [fˈi͡ə], [fˈiə]
Definitions of fear
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an anxious feeling; " care had aged him"; " they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
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be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; " I fear the winters in Moscow"; " We should not fear the Communists!"
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be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; " I fear she might get aggressive"
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an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger ( usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; " Fear God as your father"; " We venerate genius"
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be uneasy or apprehensive about; " I fear the results of the final exams"
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be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; " I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
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a profound emotion inspired by a deity; " the fear of God"
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A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.
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A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
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Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng.
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Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.
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That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
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To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
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To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.
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To be anxious or solicitous for.
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To suspect; to doubt.
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To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.
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To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
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The affective response to an actual current external danger which subsides with the elimination of the threatening condition.
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Expectation of evil or danger; dread; anxiety; solicitude; reverence.
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To regard with apprehension; dread.
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To be in dread; feel anxiety.
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Apprehension, dread, alarm.
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A painful emotion, excited by danger; apprehension of danger or pain; alarm; the object of fear; ( B.) deep reverence; piety towards God.
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To regard with fear; to expect with alarm; ( B.) to stand in awe of; to venerate; ( obs.) to terrify; to make afraid.
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Alarm; apprehension of evil; reverential awe.
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To regard or expect with fear; dread; be afraid.
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To be apprehensive or afraid of; be fearful or afraid; venerate; revere.
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An emotion excited by threatening or apprehended evil; alarm; dread; terror.
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A cause of fear.
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Reverence; awe.
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A painful emotion excited by the apprehension of evil or impending danger; anxiety; the cause or object of fear; dread; awe; reverence; respect.
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To regard with fear; to anticipate with fear; to have a reverential awe of; to suspect; to terrify; to drive away by fear.
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To be apprehensive of evil; to be afraid; to doubt.
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Apprehension or slight dread of evil; an uneasy or painful emotion excited by impending danger; reverence; due regard.
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To feel an uneasy emotion of impending danger; to be anxious; to reverence.
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Usage examples for fear
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Besides, it is not true, that I fear nothing and care for nothing. – Hills of the Shatemuc by Susan Warner
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What did he fear – Ulysses by James Joyce
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Ah, never fear I'll do as well as Jack. – The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
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She's the one to fear then. – The Millionaire Baby by Anna Katharine Green
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So he will care for the child, never fear – A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas
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Agatha faced him, but fear was in her eyes. – The Flaw in the Crystal by May Sinclair
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Sma' fear o' that! – Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
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I do not fear them. – The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia E. Barr
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You do wrong not to fear him." – The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath
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And yet it was not fear – Baree, Son of Kazan by James Oliver Curwood
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But there was no fear in him. – Black Jack by Max Brand
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Yes, Mr. Judson, but you have nothing to fear from me. – The Secret Pact by Mildred A. Wirt
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" I fear you need more than that. – Blindfolded by Earle Ashley Walcott
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We need have no fear with her. – The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Vol. 2 by Emile Zola
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It will be bad for him, I fear – The Lifeboat by R.M. Ballantyne
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Could it be fear – Jezebel's Daughter by Wilkie Collins
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I fear it will come. – The Red Cockade by Stanley J. Weyman
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I could again look people in the face without fear – Bye-Ways by Robert Smythe Hichens
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But I do not fear – Thomas Wingfold, Curate by George MacDonald
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I fear that many would be very far from glad if they thought it would come to- morrow. – Rome, Turkey and Jerusalem by Edward Hoare