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
verbfeared; 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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