fear in English dictionary

  • fear

    Meanings and definitions of "fear"

    • (uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
    • (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
    • (uncountable) Extreme veneration or awe, as toward a supreme being or deity.
    • (obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.
    • (transitive) To feel fear about (something).
    • (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
    • (transitive) Regret
    • (dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
    • adjective
      (dialectal)
      Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
    • noun
      ( uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
    • verb
      (obsolete, transitive)
      To cause fear to; to frighten.
    • verb
      1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Book III, Canto IV:
    • verb
      William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
    • verb
      ( transitive) To feel fear about (something); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To venerate; to feel awe towards.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      Regret.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To be anxious or solicitous for.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To suspect; to doubt.
    • uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat
    • a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone
    • extreme veneration or awe
    • venerate
    • An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger.
    • (be) afraid
    • (to be) afraid of
    • be shy (of)
    • To be scared of; to have an uncontrollable emotion of anxiety about something that causes a scared reaction or frightening impression.
    • feel fear about (something)
    • noun
      an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
    • noun
      an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    • noun
      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"
    • verb
      be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"
    • verb
      be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
    • verb
      be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
    • verb
      be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"
    • verb
      regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

    Synonyms of "fear" in English dictionary

    anxiety, revere, prise are the top synonyms of "fear" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "fear" in English dictionary

    fearlessness, bravery, confidence are the top antonyms of "fear" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fear

    • lm  liczba mnoga fear s fear, fear ed, fear ed, he fear s, be fear ing
    • fear ( comparative more fear, superlative most fear)
    • fear ( third-person singular simple present fears, present participle fearing, simple past and past participle feared)
    • fear ( countable and uncountable;  plural  fears)
    • fear (comparative more fear, superlative most fear)
    • fear (countable and uncountable, plural fears)
    • fear (third-person singular simple present fears, present participle fearing, simple past and past participle feared)
  • Fear

    Meanings and definitions of "fear"

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