Fear
[fɪə] or [fɪr]
Definition
(noun.) an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
(noun.) a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; 'the fear of God'; 'the Chinese reverence for the dead'; 'the French treat food with gentle reverence'; 'his respect for the law bordered on veneration'.
(verb.) be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; 'I fear the winters in Moscow'; 'We should not fear the Communists!'.
(verb.) be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; 'I fear I won't make it to your wedding party'.
(verb.) be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; 'I fear she might get aggressive'.
(verb.) be uneasy or apprehensive about; 'I fear the results of the final exams'.
Checked by Cindy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.
(n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
(n.) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng.
(n.) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.
(n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
(n.) To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
(n.) To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.
(n.) To be anxious or solicitous for.
(n.) To suspect; to doubt.
(n.) To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.
(v. i.) To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
Typed by Anton
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Alarm, trepidation, dread, apprehension, fright, affright, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic.[2]. Anxiety, solicitude, concern.[3]. Veneration, reverence, awe, reverential regard.
v. a. [1]. Dread, apprehend, be afraid of.[2]. Reverence, venerate, stand in awe of, have a reverential regard for.
v. n. Be afraid, have apprehensions, live in terror, stand aghast.
Editor: Olivia
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Apprehension, solicitude_alarm, fright, dread, terror, trepidation, dismay,consternation, misgiving, horror, timidity, awe
ANT:Assurance, confidence, courage, fearlessness, trust, boldness
Typist: Silvia
Definition
n. (Spens.) a companion.
n. a painful emotion excited by danger: apprehension of danger or pain: alarm: the object of fear: aptness to cause fear: (B.) deep reverence: piety towards God.—v.t. to regard with fear: to expect with alarm: (B.) to stand in awe of: to venerate: (obs.) to terrify: to make afraid.—v.i. to be afraid: to be in doubt.—adj. Fear′ful timorous: exciting intense fear: terrible.—adv. Fear′fully.—n. Fear′fulness.—adj. Fear′less without fear: daring: brave.—adv. Fear′lessly.—ns. Fear′lessness; Fear′nought (same as Dreadnaught).—adj. Fear′some causing fear frightful.—adv. Fear′somely.
Checker: Mae
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you feel fear from any cause, denotes that your future engagements will not prove so successful as was expected. For a young woman, this dream forebodes disappointment and unfortunate love.
Typist: Rex
Examples
- That is a State secret of the utmost importance, and I fear that I cannot tell you, nor do I see that it is necessary. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Altogether they were very beautiful, but I fear that I did not regard them with a particularly appreciative eye on this, my first inspection of them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- When he was speaking of it in that way, I honestly said that _the_ _world_ I could give upparties, balls, playsfor I had no fear of retirement. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Gerald sat up, and Gudrun looked at him in fear. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- You need not fear to hear the few remaining words we have to say. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He said, I have been through nearly every form of trial that human flesh is heir to, and I find that _there is nothing in life to fear but sin_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was new and oh, so delicate in its luminous wonder and fear. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She would have spoken to tell her husband her fears, but checked herself. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- After giving them a little rest, to quiet their fears, we started again. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He fears he has offended you, and has begged me to ask if you will see him for a few minutes. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She had some fears of his horse. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Reassured by her mistress' confident tone, Eliza proceeded nimbly and adroitly with her toilet, laughing at her own fears, as she proceeded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But as he proceeded in his story, these fears were over. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Even the lions and panthers had no fears for her now. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And could she love where she feared? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- My eye sought Helen, and feared to find death. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He had an abnormally large but well-shaped head, and it is said that the local doctors feared he might have brain trouble. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We feared there must be something the matter, but he resolutely denies it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Henceforward, I knew what fate St. John feared for me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I feared to fail, forsooth! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I had silently feared St. John till now, because I had not understood him. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- If a gust of wind swept the waste, I looked up, fearing it was the rush of a bull; if a plover whistled, I imagined it a man. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I was only fearing that you were grieved. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Notwithstanding my late boast about not fearing a showerI hardly liked to go out under this waterspout. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I declined offering an opinion, fearing to do harm. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Under favour, sir, replied the yeoman, I have another reason for refraining to shoot, besides the fearing discomfiture and disgrace. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Tal Hajus arose, and I, half fearing, half anticipating his intentions, hurried to the winding runway which led to the floors below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Pious to guard the hospitable rite, And fearing Jove, whom mercy's works delight. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
Typist: Rachel