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- DictionaryFear/fir/
noun
- 1. an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat: "he is prey to irrational fears"
verb
- 1. be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening: "farmers fear that they will lose business"
Fear is an intensely unpleasant primal emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes psychological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat.
1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. 2. a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: a fear of heights. 3. concern; solicitude: a fear for someone's safety.
Definitions of fear. noun. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) synonyms: fearfulness, fright. see more. noun. an anxious feeling. “they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction”. synonyms: care, concern.
[countable] a feeling of concern about somebody's safety or about something bad that might happen. The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears. Police tried hard to allay the fears of local residents. fear for somebody/something her fears for her son’s safety. Alan spoke of his fears for the future. fear that… the fear that he had cancer.
fear. noun. uk / fɪə r/ us. Add to word list. B1 [ C, U ] a strong, unpleasant feeling that you get when you think that something bad, dangerous, or frightening might happen: She was trembling with fear. Unlike the rest of us, Dave had no fear of snakes. [ + (that) ] There are fears that the disease will spread to other countries. Fewer examples.
noun. /fɪr/. [uncountable, countable] the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when something bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you Her eyes showed no fear. The child was shaking with fear. fear (of somebody/something) (a) fear of the dark/spiders/flying, etc.
3 days ago · 1. a feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence or nearness of danger, evil, pain, etc.; timidity; dread; terror; fright; apprehension. 2. respectful dread; awe; reverence. 3. a feeling of uneasiness or apprehension; concern. a fear that it will rain. 4. a cause for fear; possibility; chance.
