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Fear

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Noun

1. fear, fearfulness, fright

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

2. care, concern, fear

an anxious feeling

Example Sentences:
'care had aged him'
'they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction'

3. awe, fear, reverence, veneration

a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

Example Sentences:
'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

4. fear

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

Example Sentences:
'I fear she might get aggressive'

5. dread, fear

be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

Example Sentences:
'I fear the winters in Moscow'
'We should not fear the Communists!'

6. fear

be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement

Example Sentences:
'I fear I won't make it to your wedding party'

7. fear

be uneasy or apprehensive about

Example Sentences:
'I fear the results of the final exams'

8. fear, revere, reverence, venerate

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

Example Sentences:
'Fear God as your father'
'We venerate genius'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Fear

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noun
1. 
a feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger, pain, etc
2. 
a cause of this feeling
3. 
awe; reverence
fear of God
4. 
concern; anxiety
5. 
possibility; chance
there is no fear of that happening
6.  for fear of
7.  no fear
8.  put the fear of God into
verb
9. 
to be afraid (to do something) or of (a person or thing); dread
10. (transitive)
to revere; respect
11. (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
12. (intransitive; foll by for)
to feel anxiety about something
13.  an archaic word for frighten

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Fear

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Capecape on an island off the SE coast of N.C.
noun
1. 
a feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence or nearness of danger, evil, pain, etc.; timidity; dread; terror; fright; apprehension
2. 
respectful dread; awe; reverence
3. 
a feeling of uneasiness or apprehension; concern
a fear that it will rain
4. 
a cause for fear; possibility; chance
there was no fear of difficulty
verb transitive
5.  Obsolete
to fill with fear; frighten
6. 
to be afraid of; dread
7. 
to feel reverence or awe for
8. 
to expect with misgiving; suspect
I fear I am late
verb intransitive
9. 
to feel fear; be afraid
10. 
to be uneasy, anxious, or doubtful

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Fear

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n.
1.
a. A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger: Our fears intensified as the storm approached.
b. A state or condition marked by this feeling: living in constant fear of attack; saved as much as he could for fear of losing his job.
2. A feeling of disquiet or apprehension: a fear of looking foolish.
3. A reason for dread or apprehension: Being alone is my greatest fear.
4. Extreme reverence or awe, as toward a deity.
v. feared, fear·ing, fears
v.tr.
1. To be afraid or frightened of: a boy who fears spiders.
2. To be uneasy or apprehensive about: We all feared what we would see when the grades were posted.
3. To consider probable; expect: I fear you are wrong. I fear I have bad news for you.
4. To revere or be in awe of (a deity, for example).
v.intr.
1. To be afraid: Your injury is minor. Don't fear.
2. To be uneasy or apprehensive: We fear for the future of the business.
A promontory on Smith Island off the coast of southeast North Carolina at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.

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