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/fˈiə/
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[ US /ˈfɪɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɪɹ/ ]
VERB
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be uneasy or apprehensive about
I fear the results of the final exams -
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
I fear she might get aggressive -
be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement
I fear I won't make it to your wedding party -
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
I fear the winters in Moscow
We should not fear the Communists! -
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
We venerate genius
Fear God as your father
NOUN
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a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
the French treat food with gentle reverence
the fear of God
the Chinese reverence for the dead
his respect for the law bordered on veneration - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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an anxious feeling
care had aged him
they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
How To Use fear In A Sentence
- Not bad for someone who failed to shine at school and feared he would end up in a coalyard. The Sun
- I blame it all on becca who called me in the middle of the night to talk to me all about how the two best friends names are Kate and Becca and that the main character lives in apartment 601 as my address and other kooky details that i have been trying to forget nightly since i saw that movie, And then every sound is that kid coming out of the television and im only writing about it now in order to expunge as i fear she will grab hold of my foot from under the desk and eat me or turn me into something decomposing or whatever it is she does. I-claudius Diary Entry
- Here's the good news: When you bring what I call unconditional presence to the trance of fear, you create the foundation for true spiritual awakening. Undefined
- I am from the Jewish origin and I can talk a lot about Jewish trends including a paranoidal fear that 'someone will get us this time.' OpEdNews - Diary: Black Americans Don't Get It
- Cornwall, the which abbeie Henrie de la Pomerey chasing out the moonks, had fortified against the king, and hearing newes of the kings returne home, died (as it was thought) for méere gréefe and feare. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First
- FEARS were growing for a missing schoolgirl after police found her phone dumped in a park. The Sun
- The rangers need not fear that they are signing a vulnerable geriatric.
- Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown
- Individuals can respond to these experiences with intense fear, horror or a sense of helplessness.
- She works days as a chambermaid at a local hotel and at night lies awake fearing the sound of his tread.
