[n] an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
[n] an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
[v] regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
[v] be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
[v] be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"
[v] be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
[v] be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"
Synonyms
care, concern, dread, fearfulness, fright, revere, reverence, venerate
See Also...
alarm, anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, awe, chill, cold sweat, consternation, creeps, dismay, dread, emotion, enshrine, esteem, frisson, horror, hysteria, intimidation, panic, panic, panic attack, prise, prize, quiver, regret, respect, reverence, saint, scare, shiver, shudder, stage fright, terror, thrill, timidity, timidness, timorousness, tingle, value, veneration, worry, worship
Related Terms
abulia, agitation, alarm, all-overs, angst, anticipate, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious bench, anxious concern, anxious seat, anxiousness, apprehend, apprehension, apprehensiveness, attack of nerves, awe, back down, balance, be afraid