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fear (enc)

Fear

Noun1.fear - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
emotion - any strong feeling
alarm, consternation, dismay - fear resulting from the awareness of danger
creeps - a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps"
frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill, shiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
horror - intense and profound fear
hysteria - excessive or uncontrollable fear
panic, terror - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
panic attack, scare - a sudden attack of fear
stage fright - fear that affects a person about to face an audience
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
timidity, timidness, timorousness - fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions
intimidation - the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
cold sweat - concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear
fearlessness, bravery - feeling no fear
2.fear - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
3.fear - a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"
emotion - any strong feeling
Verb1.fear - be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"
worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
2.fear - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
panic - be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
3.fear - be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
regret - be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
4.fear - be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"
5.fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
esteem, respect, value, prise, prize - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
saint, enshrine - hold sacred
worship - show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

 

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