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fear
1[ feer ]
noun
- 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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- a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling:
an abnormal fear of heights.
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- concern or anxiety; solicitude:
a fear for someone's safety.
- reverential awe, especially toward God:
the fear of God.
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- something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of:
Cancer is a common fear.
- 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)
- to regard with fear; be afraid of.
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- to have reverential awe of.
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- to consider or anticipate (something unpleasant) with a feeling of dread or alarm:
It's about to snow again, I fear.
- Archaic. to experience fear in (oneself):
I fear me he will ne'er forgive us.
verb (used without object)
- to have fear; be afraid:
I'll go with you, so do not fear!
- to feel apprehensive or uneasy (usually followed by for ):
In this time of economic instability, I fear for my children's future.
Fear
2[ feer ]
noun
- a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
- Cape, a cape at its mouth.
fear
/ 蹿瑟蓹 /
noun
- a feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger, pain, etc
- a cause of this feeling
- awe; reverence
fear of God
- concern; anxiety
- possibility; chance
there is no fear of that happening
- for fear of or for fear that or for fear lestto forestall or avoid
- no fearcertainly not
- put the fear of God intoto frighten
verb
- to be afraid (to do something) or of (a person or thing); dread
- tr to revere; respect
- 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
- intrfoll byfor to feel anxiety about something
- an archaic word for frighten
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
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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fear1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fear1
Idioms and Phrases
- for fear of / that, in order to prevent or avoid the risk of:
She is afraid to say anything for fear of the consequences.
- 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 .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And without a top-down overhaul, Probation Department critics fear nothing will change.
Less than 10 years ago, NYC-DSA was reluctant to endorse candidates for fear of wasting political capital on decisive and potentially embarrassing losses.
Harris said while some use fear to divide and conquer, the animals demonstrated the power of standing together.
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.
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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