fear in English

noun

1

an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.

drivers are threatening to quit their jobs in fear after a cabby's murder

synonyms: terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress, anxiety, worry, angst, unease, uneasiness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, nervousness, nerves, perturbation, foreboding, the creeps, the shivers, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, jitteriness, twitchiness, butterflies (in the stomach), phobia, aversion, antipathy, dread, bugbear, nightmare, horror, terror, anxiety, neurosis, hang-up

verb

1

be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.

he said he didn't care about life so why should he fear death?

synonyms: be afraid of, be fearful of, be scared of, be apprehensive of, dread, live in fear of, be terrified of, be anxious about, worry about, feel apprehensive about, have a phobia about, have a horror of, take fright at

noun

terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress, anxiety, worry, angst, unease, uneasiness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, nervousness, nerves, perturbation, foreboding, the creeps, the shivers, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, jitteriness, twitchiness, butterflies (in the stomach)
phobia, aversion, antipathy, dread, bugbear, nightmare, horror, terror, anxiety, neurosis, hang-up
likelihood, likeliness, prospect, possibility, chance, probability, risk, danger
fearfulness, fright
veneration, awe, reverence
concern, care

verb

be afraid of, have a phobia about, be too afraid, worry about, stand in awe of, suspect, dread, revere
be afraid of, be fearful of, be scared of, be apprehensive of, dread, live in fear of, be terrified of, be anxious about, worry about, feel apprehensive about
have a phobia about, have a horror of, take fright at
be too afraid, be too scared, hesitate, dare not
worry about, feel anxious about, feel concerned about, have anxieties about
stand in awe of, revere, reverence, venerate, respect
suspect, have a (sneaking) suspicion, be inclined to think, be afraid, have a hunch, think it likely
dread
revere, venerate, reverence

Use "fear" in a sentence

1. Agoraphobia, a Fear of Fear

2. The fear of God displaces morbid, cowering fear.

3. To keep you living in fear.- Oh fear?

4. Your girlfriend's fear seems to interlock with your fear.

5. Doubt, fear, unbelief; fear that thou art not worthy!

6. Fear Itself.

7. You smell of fear, fear and piss and old bones.

8. The fear of ill exceeds the ills we fear. 

9. Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself.

10. Avoidants Are Afraid Of People There are a lot of fears in this world: fear of heights, fear of snakes, fear of clowns, fear of your teacher/boss, and even the fear of the Lord

11. Fear of AIDS

12. That erased fear.

13. Fear the Return!.

14. Fear my greatness!

15. The fear of separation I suddenly understood that day to be a fear as primordial as the fear of death.

16. Aelurophobia or Ailurophobia - Fear of cats Aeroacrophobia - Fear of open high places Aeronausiphobia - Fear of vomiting due to airsickness Aerophobia - Fear of flying, fly vehicles, air, drafts, wind, swallowing air, or airborne substances Agateophobia - Fear of insanity or becoming insane Agliophobia or Algophobia - Fear of pain

17. Studies of Fear as an Acquirable Drive Fear as Motivation and Fear-Reduction as Reinforcement in the Learning of New Responses

18. Fear is present.

19. Why Fear God

20. Fear always works.

21. Avoidants Are Afraid Of People There are a lot of fears in this world: fear of heights, fear of snakes, fear of clowns, fear of your teacher/boss, and even the fear of the Lord. These are normal and even good because fear prevents us from doing dumb things …

22. Fear Allah concerning women!

23. acrophobia: fear of height

24. He sells fear, panic.

25. Fear covers the world

26. Do not fear them.”

27. Fear shrinks the brain.

28. We fear the worst.

29. Intense fear paralyzes you.

30. Allaying Fear About Sin

31. Big whoppers, little whoppers, Bamboozlements, empty promises, detail-free policy mumblings, flat-out intentional lies, trickery, but always fear, fear and more fear

32. 23 As Franklin Roosevelt said, " We have nothing to fear but fear itself. "

33. Fear makes others follow.

34. " Desperadoes, cringe in fear... "

35. She shrieked in fear.

36. Fear congealed my blood.

37. It was followed by a fear, an Appalling fear, more painful than the remorse.

38. Abandonment is a core fear in humans, and this fear is intensified in adolescents

39. The book advances the view that reasonable fear should be considered well-founded fear.

40. Fear —Friend or Foe?

41. They fear your sister.

42. Fear Jehovah —Be Happy!

43. “Fear the True God”

44. Awe, Reverence, and Fear

45. He blanched from fear.

46. Unlike specific phobias like pteromerhanophobia (fear of flying), Acrophobia is a nonspecific fear of heights.

47. Behind the fear of an ideal you, you create the fear, you can beat him.

48. But fear the true God.

49. Fear is sign of weakness.

50. The fire consumes your fear.