fear, n.
(fears)
freq. cnt. 80
(fears)
freq. cnt. 80
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 75 freq. cnt.: 73 freq. cnt.: 2
fear fearfulness fright
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alarm, dismay, consternation
creeps
chill, thrill, quiver, frisson, shiver, shudder, tingle
horror
hysteria
terror, panic, affright
scare, panic attack
stage fright
apprehension, dread, apprehensiveness
timidity, timidness, timorousness
intimidation
part meronym
an anxious feeling
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1
care concern fear
sample sentences
"care had aged him""they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
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a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
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awe fear reverence veneration
sample sentences
"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"
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