Fear (Noun)
Meaning 1
An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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Hyponyms
- Consternation
- Apprehensiveness
- Panic Attack
- Shiver
- Tingle
- Dismay
- Quiver
- Chill
- Shudder
- Affright
- Dread
- Thrill
- Terror
- Timorousness
- Timidness
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Meaning 2
A feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "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".
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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Meaning 3
An anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction".
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.