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fear

/fɪə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
  2. A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
  3. Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
  4. To feel fear about (something or someone); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
  5. To feel fear (about something).
  6. (used with for) To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for.
  7. To venerate; to feel awe towards.
  8. To regret.
  9. To cause fear to; to frighten.
  10. Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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