fear
1. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (Freq. 73)
• Syn:
fearfulness, fright
• Ant:
fearlessness
• Derivationally related forms:
fright (for: fright), fearful (for: fearfulness)
• Hypernyms:
emotion
• Hyponyms:
alarm, dismay, consternation, creeps, frisson,
shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle,
horror, hysteria, panic, terror, affright, scare,
panic attack, stage fright, apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, timidity,
timidness, timorousness, intimidation
• Part Meronyms:
cold sweat
• Attrubites:
afraid, unafraid, fearless
2. an anxious feeling (Freq. 7)
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
• Syn:
concern, care
• Derivationally related forms:
care (for: care), concern (for: concern)
• Hypernyms:
anxiety
3. 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
• Syn:
reverence, awe, veneration
• Derivationally related forms:
venerate (for: veneration), reverential (for: reverence), reverent (for: reverence), reverence (for: reverence), revere (for: reverence)
• Hypernyms:
emotion
1. be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event (Freq. 23)
- I fear she might get aggressive
• Hypernyms:
worry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They fear that there was a traffic accident
2. be afraid or scared of;
be frightened of (Freq. 20)
- I fear the winters in Moscow
- We should not fear the Communists!
• Syn:
dread
• Derivationally related forms:
dread (for: dread)
• Hyponyms:
panic
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Sam cannot fear Sue
3. be sorry;
used to introduce an unpleasant statement (Freq. 1)
- I fear I won't make it to your wedding party
• Hypernyms:
regret
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
4. be uneasy or apprehensive about
- I fear the results of the final exams
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. regard with feelings of respect and reverence;
consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
- Fear God as your father
- We venerate genius
• Syn:
reverence, revere, venerate
• Derivationally related forms:
veneration (for: venerate), venerator (for: venerate), reverent (for: revere), reverence (for: revere), reverence (for: reverence)
• Hypernyms:
respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
• Hyponyms:
enshrine, saint, worship
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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