亚洲网紅露点

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fear

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[ feer ]

noun

  1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.

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    Antonyms: , , ,

  2. a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling:

    an abnormal fear of heights.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

    Antonyms: , , ,

  3. concern or anxiety; solicitude:

    a fear for someone's safety.

  4. reverential awe, especially toward God:

    the fear of God.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  5. something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of:

    Cancer is a common fear.

  6. anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur:

    Having grown up during the Great Depression, he had a constant fear of running out of money.



verb (used with object)

  1. to regard with fear; be afraid of.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to have reverential awe of.

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  3. to consider or anticipate (something unpleasant) with a feeling of dread or alarm:

    It's about to snow again, I fear.

  4. Archaic. to experience fear in (oneself):

    I fear me he will ne'er forgive us.

verb (used without object)

  1. to have fear; be afraid:

    I'll go with you, so do not fear!

  2. to feel apprehensive or uneasy (usually followed by for ):

    In this time of economic instability, I fear for my children's future.

Fear

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[ feer ]

noun

  1. a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
  2. Cape, a cape at its mouth.

fear

/ 蹿瑟蓹 /

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 or for fear that or for fear lest
    to forestall or avoid
  7. no fear
    certainly not
  8. put the fear of God into
    to frighten
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to be afraid (to do something) or of (a person or thing); dread
  2. tr to revere; respect
  3. 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

  4. intrfoll byfor to feel anxiety about something
  5. an archaic word for frighten
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿别补谤濒别蝉蝉濒测, adverb
  • 藞蹿别补谤濒别蝉蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞蹿别补谤别谤, noun
  • 藞蹿别补谤濒别蝉蝉, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-蹿别补谤顎僫苍驳 adjective
  • 耻苍路蹿别补谤顎僫苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fear1

First recorded before 900; Middle English fere, Old English 蹿忙谤 鈥渟udden attack or danger鈥; cognate with Old Saxon 蹿腻谤 鈥渁尘产耻蝉丑,鈥 Dutch gevaar, German Gefahr 鈥渄补苍驳别谤,鈥 Old Norse 蹿腻谤 鈥渄颈蝉补蝉迟别谤鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fear1

Old English 蹿牵谤 ; related to Old High German 蹿腻谤a , Old Norse 蹿腻谤 hostility, Latin 辫别谤墨肠耻濒耻尘 danger
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. for fear of / that, in order to prevent or avoid the risk of:

    She is afraid to say anything for fear of the consequences.

  2. put the fear of God in / into, to cause to be greatly afraid.

More idioms and phrases containing fear

see fools rush in where angels fear to tread ; for fear of ; never fear ; put the fear of god in .
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Synonym Study

Fear, alarm, dread all imply a painful emotion experienced when one is confronted by threatening danger or evil. Alarm implies an agitation of the feelings caused by awakening to imminent danger; it names a feeling of fright or panic: He started up in alarm. Fear and dread usually refer more to a condition or state than to an event. Fear is often applied to an attitude toward something, which, when experienced, will cause the sensation of fright: fear of falling. Dread suggests anticipation of something, usually a particular event, which, when experienced, will be disagreeable rather than frightening: She lives in dread of losing her money. The same is often true of fear, when used in a negative statement: She has no fear of losing her money.
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Example Sentences

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And without a top-down overhaul, Probation Department critics fear nothing will change.

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Less than 10 years ago, NYC-DSA was reluctant to endorse candidates for fear of wasting political capital on decisive and potentially embarrassing losses.

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Harris said while some use fear to divide and conquer, the animals demonstrated the power of standing together.

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At a television appearance earlier in the day with cabinet members, Trump played down fears of shortages of items such as toys, as trade between the US and China falls sharply.

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The ease in which she has taken on Hayes' legacy has been just as impressive as Chelsea's unbeaten run and will only strike fear into those hoping to topple them.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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