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English noun: fear | |||
| 1. | fear (feeling) an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) | ||
| Synonyms | fearfulness, fright | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emotion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affright, alarm, apprehension, apprehensiveness, chill, consternation, creeps, dismay, dread, frisson, horror, hysteria, intimidation, panic, panic attack, quiver, scare, shiver, shudder, stage fright, terror, thrill, timidity, timidness, timorousness, tingle | ||
| Part holonym | cold sweat | ||
| Attribute | afraid, fearless, unafraid | ||
| Antonyms | fearlessness, bravery | ||
| 2. | fear (feeling) an anxious feeling | ||
| Samples | Care had aged him. They hushed it up out of fear of public reaction. | ||
| Synonyms | care, concern | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anxiety | ||
| 3. | fear (feeling) a feeling of profound respect for someone or something | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | awe, reverence, veneration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emotion | ||
English verb: fear | |||
| 1. | fear (emotion) be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event | ||
| Samples | I fear she might get aggressive. | ||
| Examples | They fear that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worry | ||
| 2. | fear (emotion) be afraid or scared of; be frightened of | ||
| Samples | I fear the winters in Moscow. We should not fear the Communists!. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot fear Sue | ||
| Synonyms | dread | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | panic | ||
| 3. | fear (emotion) be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement | ||
| Samples | I fear I won't make it to your wedding party. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regret | ||
| 4. | fear (emotion) be uneasy or apprehensive about | ||
| Samples | I fear the results of the final exams. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| 5. | fear (emotion) regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | ||
| Samples | Fear God as your father. We venerate genius. | ||
| Synonyms | revere, reverence, venerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | esteem, prise, prize, respect, value | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | enshrine, saint, worship | ||
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