fear
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(verb) be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" |
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Synonyms: dread |
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Related Words: panic |
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(verb) be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams" |
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(verb) be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement: "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party" |
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Related Words: regret |
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(verb) be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive" |
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Related Words: worry |
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(noun) 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 |
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Related Words: alarm, apprehension, apprehensiveness, awe, chill, consternation, creeps, dismay, dread, emotion, frisson, horror, hysteria, intimidation, panic, panic attack, quiver, reverence, scare, shiver, shudder, stage fright, terror, thrill, timidity, timidness, timorousness, tingle, veneration |
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Antonyms: fearlessness |
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(verb) be in awe of; "Fear God as your father" |
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Synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate |
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Related Words: enshrine, esteem, prise, prize, respect, saint, value, worship |
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(noun) an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" |
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Synonyms: care, concern |
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Related Words: anxiety |
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