Definition of fear
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger
b(1)
: an instance of this emotion
(2)
: a state marked by this emotion
2
: anxious concern : solicitude
3
: profound reverence and awe especially toward God
4
: reason for alarm : danger
fear
verb
feared; fearing; fears
Definition of fear (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to be afraid of : expect with alarm
fear the worst
2
: to have a reverential awe of
fear God
4
archaic
: to feel fear in (oneself)
: to be afraid or apprehensive
feared for their lives feared to go out at night
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