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Meaning of fear in English
Pronunciation
/ˈfɪr/
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Verb
fear
Definitions
1.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
Examples
« I fear she might get aggressive »
2.
be afraid or scared of
Examples
« be frightened of »
« I fear the winters in Moscow »
« We should not fear the Communists! »
3.
be sorry
Examples
« used to introduce an unpleasant statement »
« I fear I won't make it to your wedding party »
4.
be uneasy or apprehensive about
Examples
« I fear the results of the final exams »
5.
regard with feelings of respect and reverence
Examples
« consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of »
« Fear God as your father »
« We venerate genius »
Noun
fear
Etymology
Old English fǣr ‘calamity, danger’, fǣran ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr‘danger’
Definitions
1.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Antonyms
fearlessness
bravery
2.
an anxious feeling
Examples
« care had aged him »
« they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction »
3.
a profound emotion inspired by a deity
Examples
« the fear of God »