Does the sight of a snake fill you with panic and the desire to run away as quickly as possible? If so, you have a fear of snakes.
A variant of
Noun
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Noun
a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"
Noun
an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
Verb
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
Verb
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
Verb
be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"
Verb
be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won''t make it to your wedding party"
Verb
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"
n.
A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.
n.
A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of
evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety;
solicitude; alarm; dread.
n.
Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's
wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng.
n.
Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.
n.
That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or
alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
n.
To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to
consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
n.
To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the
displeasure of.
n.
To be anxious or solicitous for.
n.
To suspect; to doubt.
n.
To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of
by fear.
v. i.
To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel
anxiety on account of some expected evil.
Fear
Fear
Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.
Where no hope is left, is left no fear.2.
I will put my fear in their hearts.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.3.
There were they in great fear, where no fear was.
The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise.
Fear
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
I greatly fear my money is not safe.
I almost fear to quit your hand.2.
Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.3.
The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore . . . I fear you.4.
Ay what else, fear you not her courage?5.
fera their people from doing evil.
Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs.
Fear
I exceedingly fear and quake.
A variant of
A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
Usage Examples
A lot of people fear death because they think that so overwhelming an experience has to be painful, but I've seen quite a few deaths, and, with one exception, I've never known anyone to undergo anything like agony. That's amazing when you think about it. I mean, how complicated the mechanism is that's being taken apart.
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you have to take out of education: the fear of worrying about what marks you'll get, detention, worrying about letting people down, your parents, teachers.
A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.
A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.
A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.
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Other Usage ExamplesA cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.
A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than by fear.
A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.
A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves.
A child's fear is a world whose dark corners are quite unknown to grownup people it has its sky and its abysses, a sky without stars, abysses into which no light can ever penetrate.
A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection.
'Truth Will Set U Free' is about honesty. My philosophic belief that ultimately being true to yourself is liberating, with every individual's inalienable right to be who they are without fear or recrimination.
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