Definition of fear | What does fear mean?
What is the definition of the word FEAR?
Here is a list of definitions for fear.
- an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
- an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
- 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"
What are the verbs of the word FEAR?
Here is a list of definitions for fear.
- be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"
- be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
- be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
- be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"
- regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
What are the synonyms of the word FEAR?
What is another word for FEAR?. Here is a list of synonyms for FEAR
Words beginning with FEAR?
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In which dictionaries does the word fear exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes