fear (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *fear*:
NOUN	feeling	fear, fearfulness, fright	an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
feeling	fear, concern, care	an anxious feeling
feeling	fear, reverence, awe, veneration	a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
VERB	emotion	fear	be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive / apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
emotion	fear, dread	be afraid or scared of
emotion	fear	be sorry
emotion	fear	be uneasy or apprehensive about
emotion	fear, reverence, revere, venerate	regard with feelings of respect and reverence

fear > pronunciation
Sounds	fih'r
Rhymes	acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr...

English > *fear*: 8 senses > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
Synonyms	fearfulness, fright
Attributes	afraid	Filled with fear or apprehension
Attributes	unafraid, fearless	oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
Parts	cold sweat	The physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill
Narrower	alarm, dismay, consternation	Fear resulting from the awareness of danger
	apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread	fearful expectation or anticipation
	creeps	A feeling of fear and revulsion
	frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle	An almost pleasurable sensation of fright
	horror	Intense and profound fear
	hysteria	excessive or uncontrollable fear
	intimidation	The feeling of being intimidated
	panic, terror, affright	An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
	scare, panic attack	A sudden attack of fear
	stage fright	Fear that affects a person about to face an audience
	timidity, timidness, timorousness	Fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
Broader	emotion	Any strong feeling
Opposite	fearlessness, bravery	Feeling no fear
Spanish	espanto, miedo, pavor, susto, temor, terror
Catalan	basarda, esglai, espant, paüra, por, temor, terror
Verbs	fear	be afraid or scared of

English > *fear*: 8 senses > noun 2, feeling
Meaning	An anxious feeling.
Example	"they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
Synonyms	concern, care
Broader	anxiety	A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
Spanish	cuidado, inquietud, miedo, preocupación, temor
Catalan	inquietud, por, preocupació, temor
Verbs	fear	be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive / apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
Verbs	fear	be uneasy or apprehensive about

English > *fear*: 8 senses > noun 3, feeling
Meaning	A feeling of profound respect for someone or something.
Example	"the fear of God"
Synonyms	reverence, awe, veneration
Broader	emotion	Any strong feeling
Spanish	miedo, reverencia, sobrecogimiento, temor, terror, veneración
Catalan	veneració
Verbs	fear	regard with feelings of respect and reverence

English > *fear*: 8 senses > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive / apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They fear that there was a traffic accident
Example	"I fear she might get aggressive"
Broader	worry	Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
Spanish	temer
Nouns	fear	an anxious feeling

English > *fear*: 8 senses > verb 2, emotion
Meaning	Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Model	Sam cannot fear Sue
Examples	"I fear the winters in Moscow" "We should not fear the Communists!"
Synonym	dread
Caused by	frighten, fright, scare, affright	drive out by frightening
Entailed by	apprehend, quail at	anticipate with dread or anxiety
Narrower	panic	Be overcome by a sudden fear
Spanish	temer
Catalan	témer, tenir por de
Nouns	fear	an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

English > *fear*: 8 senses > verb 3, emotion
Meaning	Be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
Broader	regret	Express with regret
Spanish	temer

English > *fear*: 8 senses > verb 4, emotion
Meaning	Be uneasy or apprehensive about.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"I fear the results of the final exams"
Spanish	temer, tener miedo
Catalan	témer, tenir por
Nouns	fear	an anxious feeling

English > *fear*: 8 senses > verb 5, emotion
Meaning	Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"Fear God as your father"
Synonyms	reverence, revere, venerate
Narrower	enshrine, saint	hold sacred
Narrower	worship	show devotion to (a deity)
Broader	respect, esteem, value, prize, prise	Regard highly
Spanish	reverenciar, venerar
Catalan	reverenciar, reverir, venerar
Nouns	fear	a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

HyperDic: fear