n. | 1. | A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion. | |||
1. | A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread. | ||||
2. | (Script.) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Being. | ||||
3. | That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
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v. t. | 1. | To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude. | |||
2. | To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid the displeasure of. | ||||
3. | To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by | ||||
4. | To suspect; to doubt. | ||||
5. | To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. | ||||
v. i. | 1. | To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil. |
Noun | 1. | fear - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) Synonyms: fearfulness, fright Antonyms: fearlessness, bravery - feeling no fear |
2. | fear - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" | |
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Verb | 1. | fear - be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive" |
2. | fear - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" Synonyms: dread | |
3. | fear - be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party" | |
4. | fear - be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams" | |
5. | fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" |