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Definition of Fear Dictionary

Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. It can cause feelings of terror, fright, horror, alarm, panic, agitation and more. Fear is the opposite of feelings of calmness and confidence. Fear can also be used as a verb to describe being afraid of someone or something that is perceived as a danger, such as farmers fearing they will lose business.

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Definition of Fear Dictionary

Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. It can cause feelings of terror, fright, horror, alarm, panic, agitation and more. Fear is the opposite of feelings of calmness and confidence. Fear can also be used as a verb to describe being afraid of someone or something that is perceived as a danger, such as farmers fearing they will lose business.

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Definition of fear dictionary

fear
/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"
Similar:
terror
fright
fearfulness
horror
alarm
panic
agitation
trepidation
dread
consternation
dismay
distress
anxiety
worry
angst
unease
uneasiness
apprehension
apprehensiveness
nervousness
nerves
timidity
disquiet
disquietude
discomposure
unrest
perturbation
foreboding
misgiving
doubt
suspicion
the creeps
the willies
the heebie-jeebies
the shakes
the collywobbles
jitteriness
twitchiness
butterflies (in the stomach)
funk
blue funk
the (screaming) abdabs
the Joe Blakes
worriment
inquietude
phobia
aversion
antipathy
bugbear
bogey
nightmare
neurosis
complex
mania
abnormal fear
irrational fear
obsessive fear
bête noire
hang-up
Opposite:
calmness
confidence
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verb
1. be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.
"farmers fear that they will lose business"

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