Advertisement
Advertisement
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.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,Antonyms: , , ,a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling.
an abnormal fear of heights.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms: , , ,concern or anxiety; solicitude.
a fear for someone's safety.
reverential awe, especially toward God.
the fear of God.
Synonyms: , , ,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.
Synonyms: ,to have reverential awe of.
Synonyms: , ,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 byfor ).
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
to forestall or avoid
certainly not
to 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
to feel anxiety about something
an archaic word for frighten
Other 51Թ Forms
- self-fearing adjective
- unfearing adjective
- ˈڱ adverb
- ˈڱԱ noun
- ˈڱ noun
- ˈڱ 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.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The law grants civil immunity to drivers who injure or kill someone while fleeing a protest blocking a roadway, but only if the driver claims they feared for their safety.
She said she feared that, if prices rose at the same rate in future, she would have to turn the heating off altogether, adding: "Then you get damp, so that's not the answer."
He said he has been following news and rumors of the raids online, and that the fear generated by them and the protests in response have been devastating for his company and other small businesses.
“Nobody knows what’s really happening. Nobody knows where the raids are happening, so people just post things and they create fear,” said Adnan Akram, the owner of I Heart Fashion in Santee Alley.
Sweeps by federal agents and the deployment of troops to Los Angeles, they say, have created a climate of fear ripe for exploitation.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse