fear
31Fear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fear fear timidity diffidence want of confidence Sgm: N 1 apprehensiveness apprehensiveness fearfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 solicitude solicitude anxiety care …
32fear — n. & v. n. 1 a an unpleasant emotion caused by exposure to danger, expectation of pain, etc. b a state of alarm (be in fear). 2 a cause of fear (all fears removed). 3 (often foll. by of) dread or fearful respect (towards) (had a fear of heights) …
33fear*/*/*/ — [fɪə] noun I 1) [U] the feeling that you have when you are frightened She eventually managed to overcome her fear of the dark.[/ex] Martin screamed in fear.[/ex] She was shaking with fear.[/ex] Many of these people live in fear (= are afraid all… …
34fear — I. verb Etymology: Middle English feren, from Old English fǣran, from fǣr Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic frighten 2. archaic to feel fear in (oneself) 3. to have a reverential awe of …
35fear — /fɪə / (say fear) noun 1. a painful feeling of impending danger, evil, trouble, etc.; the feeling or condition of being afraid. 2. a specific instance of such a feeling. 3. anxiety; solicitude. 4. reverential awe, especially towards God. 5. a… …
36fear — Apprehension; dread; alarm; by having an identifiable stimulus, f. is differentiated from anxiety which has no easily identifiable stimulus. [A.S. faer] * * * fear fi(ə)r n 1) an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness …
37fear — {{11}}fear (n.) O.E. fær calamity, sudden danger, peril, from P.Gmc. *feraz danger (Cf. O.S. far ambush, O.N. far harm, distress, deception, Du. gevaar, Ger. Gefahr danger ), from PIE root *per to try, risk, come over, go through (perhaps… …
38fear — noun 1》 an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm. ↘(fear for) a feeling of anxiety regarding. ↘the likelihood of something unwelcome happening: she observed them without fear of attracting attention. 2》 archaic… …
39fear — 1. noun /fiə,fɪə,fɪr/ a) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. He was struck by fear on seeing the snake. b) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.<!not a self… …
40fear — 01. She has had a real [fear] of dogs ever since she was bitten by her neighbor s German Shepherd. 02. Rescuers are now [fearful] that no one has survived the crash of the aircraft. 03. Her terrible [fear] of spiders makes it impossible for her… …
