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Meaning fear meaning

What does fear mean?
Definitions in simple English

fear Noun

— Fear is a bad feeling usually caused by a danger or a worry that something bad might happen. He was struck with fear when he thought he saw a ghost. She has a fear of spiders. — Fear is the chance that something might happen. There's no fear of her being on time. She's always late. — Fear is a feeling of very high respect, usually towards a god. Christians who worship in churches have a fear of God.

fear Verb

— If you fear something, you are afraid of it. I fear the worst will happen. She feared for his safety. — You say you fear something when you're giving someone bad news. I fear that she has left already. — If you fear something, usually a god, you show great respect towards it. Christians in churches fear God.

fear

— noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) — 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! — noun (= care) an anxious feeling care had aged him they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction — 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 — noun (= reverence, veneration) 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 (= reverence, venerate) 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 fear synonyms

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fear English » English

dread fright be afraid terror afraid be afraid of alarm anxiety apprehension horror awe scare concern worry afraid of be frightened timidity panic frightened be scared frighten reverence scared revere apprehend uneasiness misgivings misgiving anguish suspicion doubt agony venerate trepidation tremble phobia fearfulness dismay cowardice consternation care timidness terrify startle solicitude have fear funk disquiet danger be terrified

Topics fear topics

What do people use fear to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid
States Big Distance

High

Conjugation fear conjugation

How do you conjugate fear?

fear · verb

Examples fear examples

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Simple sentences

You must conquer your fear of the dark.
Fear of pollution discouraged people from building homes near power plants.
I fear that we are late.
He didn't fear death.
You don't have to fear magic.
I fear Allah.
My fear of making another mistake is why I'm being extra careful.
Tom wears his keys around his neck for fear that he might lost them.
Her fear of flying is a serious handicap in her career.
Laziness is fear of imminent work.
Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it.
Fear is one of the worst emotions there is.
I overcame my fear.
I have overcome my fear.
I have a great fear of being disdained by those I love and care about.
James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded.
Your words make me fear for my life.
Fear robbed him of speech.
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
You have nothing to fear.
The timid man trembled with fear.
I fear we are too late.
The girl screamed with fear, which we all shared.
The man was obsessed with fear that the secret might be disclosed.
The man wrote down the name for fear he should forget it.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
His legs were trembling from fear.
Fear crept into my heart and settled there.
I took my umbrella for fear of rain.
The child was paralyzed with fear.

Movie subtitles

The fear that I might get cancer too.
I see that fear has darkened that once bright face of yours.
Puny shopkeeper, tremble in fear As we forcibly redistribute your wealth in our direction.
This is fear talking.
This is my worst fear.
His wife's worst fear.
You know, fear causes bad behavior, like today in the bullpen.
Jane, you just need to get control of this fear that's spinning you out.
Jacqueline says I need to stop living in fear because it's changing who I am.
Hi, I'm Jane Sloan, and I am a 25-year-old woman living with a disease, and that disease is fear.
My symptoms are irritability and bad decisions, but today I'm taking this disease on. and my fear of needles.
The inhabitants of the region, who previously hid in their houses in fear of the guerrillas, all turned to the streets in a surge of joy.
Fear of the big boss forces them to settle the fight outside.
In powerless fear and anger the landlord locks up his daughter.
I fear for him, sir.
I fear it's going to take quite some time to make needed repairs and bring him to a full recovery.
They either worshipped us, or they lived in abject fear.
So they know what it's like to feel fear like the rest of us, and that information is something we can take advantage of.
Therefore, I do not feel fear.
I fear nothing, not even my own demise.
I fear that our days of fighting are far from over.
I've lived on this planet for 3,000 years, but this fear makes me tremble with loneliness.
The access to the underground hall. lf you fear discovery, avoid it from now on.
How strange, fear of happiness?
I don't understand: it is like a dream and I fear.
No, do not fear!
I came to this island full of secret fear.
An agonizing confession escaped from her lips, fear and horror.
It puts fear into Scott that these guys are serious.
Which will produce fear, which seems to be the final ingredient in producing a full near-death experience.
In the convents during the Middle Ages, fear of the Devil escalated into an almost hopeless despair.
Had this possession anything to do with her morbid fear of fire after one broke out in her home?
Fear lurked in every corner of town.
The town was paralyzed by fear. They were looking for a sacrifice: they chose Knock.
Some fear it would infringe on human rights.
The alarm spread.the jungle flared with fires lighted to drive off the natives black fear.
I'm going to die for fear.
You see, I came home from the dance with it hidden under my wrap. for fear someone would take it from me.
One, I fear, who dare not follow his own convictions. to their logical conclusion.
For one thing, to discover why men fear me as they do.
What could terror mean to me who have nothing to fear?

News and current affairs

A climate of fear has made life hard for anyone who looks suspicious or acts suspiciously, notably for Muslims.
We live in an age of simultaneous fear of inflation and deflation; of unprecedented prosperity amid growing inequality; and of technological advancement and resource depletion.
The complexities of black anger, white guilt, and of black, and white fear, are so vexed that most Americans prefer not to talk about race at all.
This anger and fear are unfortunately ably represented by many politicians. (Para.
But any attempt to prolong Kuchma's rule will create such a political mess that it is not absurd to fear that Ukraine could follow Belarus and the Balkans of the early 1990's into outright dictatorship and chaos.
With EU expansion coming next spring, all Ukrainians fear that a new wall will cut their country off from the Union's easternmost border in Poland.
Unions, too, are resisting the necessary wage reductions, and public and private debtors fear the prospect of insolvency if their assets and revenues are assessed at a lower value, while their debts remain unchanged.
Prisons, I fear, would be full of abusive husbands and, I regret to say, vengeful mothers-in-law.
Unemployment, and fear that it will spread, drives down wages, incomes, and consumption - and thus total demand.
Now that Chernobyl will be permanently shut down, world attention again turns to Ukraine, this time in hope, not fear.
On the surface, the world's two largest economies have little to fear.
Or, in the case of the Nazis, fear may predispose the audience to be persuaded.
There is every indication that they fear the reformers far more.
The proper economic policy was to teach people to venerate the throne (so that they would respect property), the paternal hearth (so that they would not marry imprudently young), and the religious altar (so that they would fear pre-marital sex).
The complexities of black anger, white guilt, and of black, and white fear, are so vexed that most Americans prefer not to talk about race at all. The field is too full of mines.
In this way, both the Israelis and the Palestinians share a secret fear - for some, a belief - that each has no intention of accepting the other's right to a country of their own.
But, if that is a real fear for the ECB - if it is not merely acting on behalf of private lenders - surely it should have demanded that the banks have more capital.
So no one in Europe needs to fear that the Czech Republic has some nostalgic or idiosyncratic agenda that it wants to impose on the Union.
While my wheat stalks are sprouting on schedule, I now fear that at harvest time - in November - prices will fall and I won't recoup my costs.
If you are not living in mortal fear of rape and beatings at home, you can organize your community to dig a new well.
This anger and fear are unfortunately ably represented by many politicians.
The strident and damaging dogmatism of fundamentalists of every stripe has a common feature: a truculent sense of grievance, rooted in fear and resentment of modernity.
I fear it is because the US found itself denied its primacy in setting global policy on Iran.

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