| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | fear, fearfulness, fright | An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
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| 2 | fear, concern, care | An anxious feeling | |
| 3 | fear, reverence, awe, veneration | A profound emotion inspired by a deity | |
| VERB | 1 | fear | Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event |
| 2 | fear, dread | Be afraid or scared of | |
| 3 | fear | Be sorry | |
| 4 | fear | Be uneasy or apprehensive about | |
| 5 | fear, reverence, revere, venerate | Regard with feelings of respect and reverence |
| Sounds | fih'r |
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| Rhymes | acyclovir, adhere, amir, and 91 more rhymes in ihr at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
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| Synonyms | fearfulness, fright |
| Attributes | afraid; unafraid, fearless |
| Parts | cold sweat |
| Narrower | alarm, dismay, consternation; creeps; frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle; horror; hysteria; panic, terror; scare, panic attack; stage fright; apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread; timidity, timidness, timorousness; intimidation |
| Broader | emotion |
| Contrary | fearlessness, bravery |
| Verbs | fear |
| Meaning | An anxious feeling. |
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| Examples | "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" |
| Synonyms | concern, care |
| Broader | anxiety |
| Verbs | fear; fear |
| Meaning | A profound emotion inspired by a deity. |
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| Examples | "the fear of God" |
| Synonyms | reverence, awe, veneration |
| Broader | emotion |
| Verbs | fear |
| Meaning | Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Model | They fear that there was a traffic accident |
| Examples | "I fear she might get aggressive" |
| Broader | worry |
| Nouns | fear |
| Meaning | Be afraid or scared of. Be frightened of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Model | Sam cannot fear Sue |
| Examples | "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" |
| Synonyms | dread |
| Caused by | frighten, fright, scare, affright |
| Entailed by | apprehend, quail at |
| Narrower | panic |
| Nouns | fear |
| Meaning | Be sorry. Used to introduce an unpleasant statement. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party" |
| Broader | regret |
| Meaning | Be uneasy or apprehensive about. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "I fear the results of the final exams" |
| Nouns | fear |
| Meaning | Regard with feelings of respect and reverence. Consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "Fear God as your father" |
| Synonyms | reverence, revere, venerate |
| Narrower | enshrine, saint; worship |
| Broader | respect, esteem, value, prize, prise |
| Nouns | fear |