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fear definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fear 2 of 5 senses of fear Sense 2 fear, dread => panic Sense 5 reverence, fear, revere, venerate => enshrine, saint => worship Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fear 2 of 5 senses of fear Sense 2 fear, dread => panic => freak out freak, gross out Sense 5 reverence, fear, revere, venerate => enshrine, saint => worship Entailment of verb fear Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fear 5 senses of fear Sense 1 fear => worry Sense 2 fear, dread Sense 3 fear => regret Sense 4 fear Sense 5 reverence, fear, revere, venerate => respect, esteem, value, prize, prise Familiarity of verb fear fear used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fear Sense 1 fear => worry -------------- Sense 2 fear, dread -------------- Sense 3 fear => regret -------------- Sense 4 fear -------------- Sense 5 reverence, fear, revere, venerate => respect, esteem, value, prize, prise -------------- Grep of noun fear cape fear cape fear river fear fearfulness fearlessness Overview of noun fear The noun fear has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (73) fear, fearfulness, fright -- (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)) 2. (7) concern, care fear -- (an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction") Overview of verb fear The verb fear has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (23) fear -- (be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive") 2. (20) fear, dread -- (be afraid or scared of be frightened of "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!") 3. (1) fear -- (be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement: "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party") 4. fear -- (be uneasy or apprehensive about "I fear the results of the final exams") 5. reverence, fear, revere, venerate -- (be in awe of "Fear God as your father") Grep of adj fear fearful fearless fearsome Overview of noun fear The noun fear has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (73) fear, fearfulness, fright -- (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)) 2. (7) concern, care fear -- (an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction") Overview of verb fear The verb fear has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (23) fear -- (be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive") 2. (20) fear, dread -- (be afraid or scared of be frightened of "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!") 3. (1) fear -- (be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement: "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party") 4. fear -- (be uneasy or apprehensive about "I fear the results of the final exams") 5. reverence, fear, revere, venerate -- (be in awe of "Fear God as your father")
fear definition
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