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fear  (fîr)

n.

1.

a. A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger.

b. A state or condition marked by this feeling: living in fear.

2. A feeling of disquiet or apprehension: a fear of looking foolish.

3. Extreme reverence or awe, as toward a supreme power.

4. A reason for dread or apprehension: Being alone is my greatest fear.

v. feared, fear·ing, fears

v.tr.

1. To be afraid or frightened of.

2. To be uneasy or apprehensive about: feared the test results.

3. To be in awe of; revere.

4. To consider probable; expect: I fear you are wrong. I fear I have bad news for you.

5. Archaic To feel fear within (oneself).

v.intr.

1. To be afraid.

2. To be uneasy or apprehensive.

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[Middle English fer, from Old English fr, danger, sudden calamity; see per-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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fearer n.

Synonyms: fear, fright, dread, terror, horror, panic, alarm, dismay, consternation, trepidation
These nouns denote the agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. Fear is the most general term: "Fear is the parent of cruelty" J.A. Froude.
Fright is sudden, usually momentary, great fear: In my fright, I forgot to lock the door.
Dread is strong fear, especially of what one is powerless to avoid: His dread of strangers kept him from socializing.
Terror is intense, overpowering fear: "And now at the dead hour of the night, amid the dreadful silence of that old house, so strange a noise as this excited me to uncontrollable terror" Edgar Allan Poe.
Horror is a combination of fear and aversion or repugnance: Murder arouses widespread horror.
Panic is sudden frantic fear, often groundless: The fire caused a panic among the horses.
Alarm is fright aroused by the first realization of danger: I watched with alarm as the sky darkened.
Dismay robs one of courage or the power to act effectively: The rumor of war caused universal dismay.
Consternation is often paralyzing, characterized by confusion and helplessness: Consternation gripped the city as the invaders approached.
Trepidation is dread characteristically marked by trembling or hesitancy: "They were ... full of trepidation about things that were never likely to happen" John Morley.

Word History: Old English fr, the ancestor of our word fear, meant "calamity, disaster," but not the emotion engendered by such an event. This is in line with the meaning of the prehistoric Common Germanic word *fraz, "danger," which is the source of words with similar senses in other Germanic languages, such as Old Saxon and Old High German fr, "ambush, danger," and Old Icelandic fr, "treachery, damage." Scholars have determined the form and meaning of Germanic *fraz by working backward from the forms and the meanings of its descendants. The most important cause of the change of meaning in the word fear was probably the existence in Old English of the related verb fran, which meant "to terrify, take by surprise." Fear is first recorded in Middle English with the sense "emotion of fear" in a work composed around 1290.

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fear

Noun

1. a feeling of distress or alarm caused by danger or pain that is about to happen

2. something that causes fear

3. possibility or likelihood: there is no fear of her agreeing to that

4. no fear Informal certainly not

Verb

1. to be afraid of (someone or something)

2. Formal to be sorry: I fear the children were not very good yesterday

3. fear for to feel anxiety about something [Old English fǣr]

fearless adj
fearlessly adv

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Fear

See also phobias.

horripilation

the raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples.

panophobia

1. a nonspecific fear, a state of general anxiety.
2. an abnormal fear of everything. Also panphobia, pantaphobia, pantophobia. — panophobe, n. — panophobic, adj.

phobophobia

1. an abnormal fear of being af raid; a fear of fear itself.
2. a fear of phobias.

polyphobia

an abnormal fear of many things.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fear - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) fearfulness, fright emotion - any strong feeling alarm, consternation, dismay - fear resulting from the awareness of danger creeps - a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps" frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill, shiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" horror - intense and profound fear hysteria - excessive or uncontrollable fear affright, panic, terror - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety panic attack, scare - a sudden attack of fear stage fright - fear that affects a person about to face an audience apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" timidity, timidness, timorousness - fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions intimidation - the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid cold sweat - the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear fearlessness, bravery - feeling no fear
	2.	fear - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" concern, care anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
	3.	fear - 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" reverence, veneration, awe emotion - any strong feeling
Verb	1.	fear - be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive" worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
	2.	fear - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" dread panic - be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
	3.	fear - be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party" regret - express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
	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" reverence, venerate, revere esteem, respect, value, prise, prize - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" saint, enshrine - hold sacred worship - show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

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fear

noun 1. dread, horror, panic, terror, dismay, awe, fright, tremors, qualms, consternation, alarm, trepidation, timidity, fearfulness, blue funk (informal) apprehensiveness, cravenness

noun 2. bugbear, bête noire, horror, nightmare, anxiety, terror, dread, spectre, phobia, bogey, thing (informal)

noun 3. anxiety, concern, worry, doubt, nerves (informal) distress, suspicion, willies (informal) creeps (informal) butterflies (informal) funk (informal) angst, unease, apprehension, misgiving(s), nervousness, agitation, foreboding(s), uneasiness, solicitude, blue funk (informal) heebie-jeebies (informal) collywobbles (informal) disquietude

noun 4. awe, wonder, respect, worship, dread, reverence, veneration

verb 5. be afraid of, dread, be scared of, be frightened of, shudder at, be fearful of, be apprehensive about, tremble at, be terrified by, have a horror of, take fright at, have a phobia about, have qualms about, live in dread of, be in a blue funk about (informal) have butterflies in your stomach about (informal) shake in your shoes about

verb 6. revere, respect, reverence, venerate, stand in awe of

verb 7. regret, feel, suspect, have a feeling, have a hunch, have a sneaking suspicion, have a funny feeling

fear for something or someone worry about, be concerned about, be anxious about, tremble for, be distressed about, feel concern for, be disquieted over

Translations

fear [fɪəʳ] n → miedo, temor m

vt → temer;

for fear of → por temor a;

fear of heights → vértigo;

to fear for/that → temer por/que

fear [fɪəʳ] n → crainte f, peur f

vt → craindre

vi to fear for → craindre pour;

to fear that → craindre que;

fear of heights → vertige m;

for fear of → de peur que + sub or de + infinitive

fear [fɪəʳ] n → Furcht f, Angst f

vt → fürchten, Angst haben vor +dat;

(be worried about) → befürchten

vi → sich fürchten;

fear of heights → Höhenangst f;

for fear of doing sth → aus Angst, etw zu tun;

to fear for → fürchten um;

to fear that ... → befürchten, dass ...

fear [fɪəʳ] n → paura, timore m

vt → aver paura di, temere

vi to fear for → temere per, essere in ansia per;

fear of heights → vertigini fpl;

for fear of → per paura di;

to fear that → avere paura di (or che + sub); temere di (or che + sub)

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fear

n fear [fiə]

(a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water. vrees, angs خَوْف страх strach frygt; angst; skræk die Furcht φόβος miedo, temor hirm ترس pelko peur פַּחַד भय strah félelem ketakutan hræðsla, ótti, skelfing paura 恐れ 두려움, 공포, 불안, 걱정 baimė bailes ketakutan vrees frykt, redsel, skrekk strach medo frică, teamă страх; боязнь strach strah strah rädsla, fruktan ความกลัว korku 憂慮 страх; побоювання ڈر ، خوف sự sợ hãi 忧虑

v

1 to feel fear because of (something) She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger). vrees يَخاف страхувам се bát se frygte; bære bange for fürchten φοβούμαι temer, tener miedo de kartma ترسیدن pelätä avoir peur (de) פַּחַד מ- डर, भय करना bojati se, biti u strahu fél; aggódik vkiért takut hræðast; óttast um avere paura 恐れる 두려워하다, 염려하다 bijoti baidīties; baiļoties takut vrezen frykte, være redd bać się temer a-i fi frică бояться; опасаться báť sa bati se plašiti se vara rädd för, frukta, vara orolig för ทำให้กลัว korkmak 擔憂 лякатися; побоюватися خوف زدہ ہونا sợ (ai/cái gì) 担忧

2 to regret I fear you will not be able to see him today. bevrees wees يَأْسَف опасявам се obávat se bange for befürchten λυπούμαι temer kartma متاسف بودن pelätä pahoin craindre (que) לַחשוֹש खेद प्रकट करना žaliti, misliti fél menyesal vera hræddur um temere 懸念する 안타깝게 생각하다 bijoti, nuogąstauti baidīties; bažīties menyesal vrezen frykte, være redd, beklage obawiać się, lękać się lamentar a-i fi teamă сожалеть obávať sa bati se bojati se befara เกรง; เสียใจ korkmak, üzülmek 遺憾 боятися افسوس ظاہر کرنا lo ngại 遗憾

adj ˈfearful

1 afraid a fearful look. bang, bevrees, angstig خائِف страхлив bázlivý bange furchtsam φοβισμένος temeroso kartlik وحشت زده pelokas craintif מַפְחִיד डरा हुआ prestrašen félénk takut óttasleginn spaventoso 恐れて 무서운 baimingas baiļpilns takut bang engstelig, redd bojaźliwy assustado temă­tor испуганный bojazlivý boječ prestrašen rädd, skrämd ที่น่ากลัว korkmuş 害怕的 наляканий خوفزدہ lo lắng và sợ hãi 害怕的

2 terrible The lion gave a fearful roar. verskriklik, vreeslik مُخيف، مُرْعِب страшен strašný forfærdelig furchtbar φοβερός terrible, espantoso hirmuäratav هراس آور hirvittävä effrayant מַפחִידָה भयानक strašan szörnyű mengerikan skelfilegur, ógnvekjandi spaventoso, terribile 恐ろしい 무시무시한 baisus drausmīgs; baismīgs mengerikan vreselijk fryktelig straszny terrível îns­păi­mântător ужасный, страшный strašný strašen stravičan fruktansvärd น่ากลัว korkunç 可怕的 жахливий دہشت ناک kinh khủng; ghê sợ 可怕的

3 very bad a fearful mistake! verskriklik, liederlik سَيِّء جِداً ужасен hrozný frygtelig furchtbar φοβερός, πολύ κακός terrible, tremendo hirmus افتضاح kamala épouvantable נוֹרָאִי बहुत भयानक grozan borzalmas sangat buruk hræðilegur spaventoso ひどい 굉장히 나쁜 baisus briesmīgs; šausmīgs sangat teruk vreselijk fryktelig, reddsom straszny terrível îngrozitor ужасный hrozný neznanski užasan förskräcklig แย่มาก çok kötü 極壞的 страшний نہایت ناگوار tệ hại 极坏的

adv ˈfearfully

vreesbevange بِخَوْف، بصورة مُخيفَه боязливо bázlivě; strašně forfærdeligt; frygteligt furchtbar φοβισμένα temerosamente kartlikult, hirmuäratavalt بطور وحشتناک؛ بسیار بد pelokkaasti, hirvittävän terriblement; craintivement בְּפַּחַד भय सहित strašno, grozno szörnyen dengan ketakutan hræðilega terribilmente, spaventosamente 恐ろしく 몹시, 굉장히 baimingai, baisiai briesmīgi; šausmīgi dengan ketakutan bang, vreselijk fryktelig, reddsomt strasznie terrivelmente/com medo grozav; cu teamă ужасно, страшно bojazlivo; strašne strašno; boječe stravično räddhågat, skrämt, förskräckligt อย่างน่ากลัว korkuyla 可怕地 жахливо خوف کے ساتھ sợ hãi;lấm lét 可怕地

adj ˈfearless

without fear; brave a fearless soldier. onbevrees, onverskrokke, moedig جَسور، جَريء، لا يَخاف безстрашен nebojácný, odvážný frygtløs furchtlos ατρόμητος intrépido, audaz kartmatu نترس peloton intrépide עָשׂוּי לִבלִי חָת भय रहित neustrašiv bátor tanpa takut óttalaus, djarfur intrepido 恐れを知らない 두려움 없는, 용감한 bebaimis bezbailīgs tidak gentar onbevreesd fryktløs, uten redsel nieustraszony sem medo/ADJ – destemido neînfricat бесстрашный nebojácny, smelý neustrašen neustrašiv oförfärad, orädd ไม่มีความกลัว korkusuz 大膽的 безстрашний, мужній بلا خوف can đảm; chẳng sợ cái gì 大胆的

adv ˈfearlessly

onbevrees, moedig بِجَسارَه، بِجُرأَه، بِدون خَوْف безстрашно nebojácně, odvážně frygtløst furchtlos άφοβα sin temor kartmatult بطور شجاعانه pelottomasti intrépidement בְּלִי פַּחַד निर्भयतापूर्वक neustrašivo, hrabro vakmerőn dengan berani djarflega, óttalaust intrepidamente 大胆不敵に 용감하게 be baimės bezbailīgi dengan tidak gentar onbevreesd fryktløst, uten redsel nieustraszenie destemidamente fără frică/teamă бесстрашно nebojácne neustrašno neustrašivo oförfärat อย่างไม่มีความกลัว korkusuzca 大膽地 безстрашно بے خوفی سے gan dạ; bạo dạn 大胆地

for fear of

so as not to She would not go swimming for fear of catching a cold. uit vrees vir خَوْفاً مِن за да не z obavy před, aby ne- af frygt for aus Furcht vor μην τυχόν por miedo de, por temor a kartuses(t) مبادا که؛ از ترس اینکه siitä pelosta että de peur de מִפַּחַד שֶׁ- के डर से कोई काम नहीं करना iz straha od (pred) nehogy... untuk menghindari af ótta við per paura di ～しないように kad ne baidoties untuk menghindari uit vrees voor av frykt for z obawy przed com receio de ca să nu боясь zo strachu iz strahu (pred) da ne bi av rädsla för เนื่องจากกลัวว่า korkusuyla, endişesiyle 以免 через боязнь کسی امکان سے بچنے کے لیے یا کسی خوف سے e rằng; sợ rằng 以免

in fear of

in a state of being afraid of He lived in fear of his mother. vir iets/ iemand bang wees في حالَة خَوْف в страх v obavách o i frygt for in Angst vor με το φόβο con miedo a kartuses با ترس از peläten dans la crainte de פַחַד מְ- डरा हुआ u strahu fél, tart vkitől dalam ketakutan kepada í stöðugum ótta við nel timore di ～を恐れて ...을 두려워하며 bijodamas bailēs par; baidīdamies par takut pada in angst voor i frykt for w strachu przed com receio de/...medo.. cu frica (lui) в страхе v strachu v strahu (pred) u strahu od i skräck för อย่างกลัว ๆ endişesi/üzüntüsü içinde, korkusu ile 害怕 у страхові کسی کے خوف میں trong trạng thái sợ ai/cái gì 害怕