fear
/fɪə/
A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat; A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone in particular; Something one is afraid of; the object of one’s fear
- plural
- fears
Meanings
- 1
A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat
You must face your fears.
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This is my worst fear.
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- 2
A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone in particular
- 3
Something one is afraid of; the object of one’s fear
- 4
Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereignsrare
- 5
A feeling of dread and anxiety when waking after drinking a lot of alcohol, wondering what one did while drunkrare