Look up: Fear

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   fear
   [n] - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) 2. [v] - be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event 3. [v] - be sorry 4. [v] - be uneasy or apprehensive about 5. [v] - be afraid or scared of
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   Fear
   Fear noun A variant of Fere , a mate, a companion. [ Obsolete] Spenser.
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   Fear
   Fear noun [ Middle English fer , feer , fere , Anglo-Saxon f...r a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to Dutch vaar , Old High German fāra danger, German gefahr , Icelandic fār harm, mischief, plague, and to English fare , peril . See Fare .] 1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the e …
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   Fear
   Fear transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Feared ; present participle & verbal noun Fearing .] [ Middle English feren , faeren , to frighten, to be afraid, Anglo-Saxon f...ran to terrify. See Fear , noun ] 1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to c …
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   Fear
   Fear intransitive verb To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil. « I exceedingly fear and quake.» Hebrew xii. 21.
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   fear
   1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread. ... The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most moderate, may be thus expressed, apprehension, fear, dread, fright, terror. 'Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of futu …
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   fear
   fearfulness noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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   fear
   dread verb be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; `I fear the winters in Moscow`; `We should not fear the Communists!`
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   fear
   awe noun a profound emotion inspired by a deity; `the fear of God`
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    Fear
    `Fear` is an emotional response to tangible and realistic dangers. Fear should be distinguished from anxiety, an emotion that often arises out of proportion to the actual threat or danger involved, and can be subjectively experienced without any specific attention to the threatening object. Most fear is usually connected to pain (i.e., some fear heights because if they fall, when they land, they will be in great pain). Behavioral theorists, lik...
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    Fear
    • (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness. • (n.) To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. • (n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; an...
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    fear
    (from the article `animal behaviour`) ...an animal has a drive to perform a particular behaviour but is prevented from doing so and directs the behaviour to another object. If an animal ... ...goslings hatch and become dry, they follow their parents. The adults provide warmth, safety, and shelter and bring the goslings food. The more .....
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    Fear
    Fear is a Celtic boy name. The meaning of the name is `Man` The name Fear doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Fear seems to be unique!
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    fear
    fear 1. A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. 2. Concern or anxiety; solicitude: 'He feared for his daughter's safety.'
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