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1. (n.) fear
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
2. fear
a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling:
a fear of heights.
3. fear
concern; solicitude:
a fear for someone's safety.
4. fear
reverential awe.
5. fear
something that causes fright or apprehension.
6. (v.t.) fear
to regard with fear:
to fear flying.
7. fear
to be worried or afraid.
8. fear
to have reverential awe of.
9. fear
Archaic. to experience fear in (oneself).
10. (v.i.) fear
to be afraid.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME fere, OE fær sudden attack or danger)
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| Definition of 'Fear' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fear, fearfulness, fright
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
2. (noun) concern, care, fear
an anxious feeling
"care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
3. (verb) fear, reverence, awe, veneration
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
"the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
4. (verb) fear
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
"I fear she might get aggressive"
5. (verb) fear, dread
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
"I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
6. (verb) fear
be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement
"I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
7. (verb) fear
be uneasy or apprehensive about
"I fear the results of the final exams"
8. (verb) reverence, fear, revere, venerate
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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1. (noun) fear
a strong feeling of worry that sth bad will happen
her fear of flying; his fear that his family had not survived; fears for the safety of the miners; children crying with/in fear; people living in fear of violence
2. fear
for fear of/for fear that
because you worry that sth bad will happen
I didn't look at him for fear of laughing.
3. (verb) fear
to be afraid of or to worry about
School officials fear a flu epidemic.; They feared that the men could be dead.
4. fear
fear for your life
to be afraid you will die
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| Definition of 'Fear' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Fear
a variant of Fere, a mate, a companion
2. (noun) Fear
a painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread
3. (noun) Fear
apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng
4. (noun) Fear
respectful reverence for men of authority or worth
5. (noun) Fear
that which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness
6. (noun) Fear
to feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude
7. (noun) Fear
to have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of
8. (noun) Fear
to be anxious or solicitous for
9. (noun) Fear
to suspect; to doubt
10. (noun) Fear
to affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear
11. (verb) Fear
to be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil
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| Definitions of 'Fear' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Fear
1. A club used by priests, presidents, kings and policemen to keep the people from recovering stolen goods.
2. The thought of admitted inferiority.
3. The rock on which we split.
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| Definition of 'Fear' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Fear
The affective response to an actual current external danger which subsides with the elimination of the threatening condition.
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Sense: (a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger
The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.
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 Afrikaans: vrees, angs |
 Arabic: خَوْف |
 Bulgarian: страх |
 Brazilian: medo |
 Czech: strach |
 German: die Furcht |
 Danish: frygt; angst; skræk |
 Greek: φόβος |
 Spanish: miedo, temor |
 Estonian: hirm |
 Farsi: ترس |
 Finnish: pelko |
 French: peur |
 Hebrew: פַּחַד |
 Hindi: भय |
 Croatian: strah |
 Hungarian: félelem |
 Indonesian: ketakutan |
 Icelandic: hræðsla, ótti, skelfing |
 Italian: paura |
 Japanese: 恐れ |
 Korean: 근심, 걱정 |
 Lithuanian: baimė |
 Latvian: bailes |
 Malay: ketakutan |
 Dutch: vrees |
 Norwegian: frykt, redsel, skrekk |
 Polish: strach |
 Persian: ترس |
 Pashto: ویره |
 Portuguese: medo |
 Romanian: frică, teamă |
 Russian: страх; боязнь |
 Slovak: strach |
 Slovenian: strah |
 Serbian: strah |
 Swedish: rädsla, fruktan |
 Thai: ความกลัว |
 Turkish: korku |
 Taiwanese: 憂慮 |
 Ukrainian: страх; побоювання |
 Urdu: ڈر ، خوف |
 Vietnamese: sự sợ hãi |
 Chinese: 忧虑 |
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