Fear | Mean of fear in English Dictionary

/ˈfiɚ/

• Noun
• an unpleasant emotion caused by being aware of danger
1. He was trembling with fear.
2. an old story that still has the power to inspire fear [=to make people feel afraid]
3. unable to walk the streets without fear of being mugged
4. They regarded their enemies with fear and hatred/loathing.
5. I've been trying to overcome my fear of flying.
6. He won't say anything for fear of losing his job. [=because he is afraid of being fired]
7. She lived in fear of being caught. = She lived in fear that she would be caught. [=she was always afraid that she would be caught]
8. They lived in (constant) fear of air raids during the war.
9. an accident that struck fear into the hearts of [=frightened] skiers everywhere
10. The doctor's diagnosis confirmed our worst fears.
11. The government is trying to allay/alleviate/ease fears of a recession.
12. Employees expressed fears that the company would go out of business.
13. He told us about all his hopes and fears.
14. She has a morbid fear of cats.
15. She claimed that she shot the burglar because she was in fear for her life.
• a feeling of respect and wonder for something very powerful
1. fear of God
2. The bad economic news has put the fear of God into investors.
• Verb
• to be afraid of (something or someone)
1. She fears [=(more commonly) is afraid of] the water.
2. He was a cruel king who was feared and hated by his subjects.
3. “…the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” Franklin D. Roosevelt, Inaugural Address (1933)
4. Many people feared to go out at night.

• to expect or worry about (something bad or unpleasant)
1. His parents feared (that) he would drop out of school.
2. She went to her doctor, fearing (that) she might have cancer.
3. The questions weren't as difficult as he had feared (they might be).
4. When we heard there had been an accident, we feared the worst. [=we feared that the worst possible thing had happened]
5. I fear that we're already too late.
6. These problems have no easy solution, I fear.
• to be afraid and worried
1. There's no need to fear.
2. Having problems with your computer? Never fear [=don't worry]—help is readily available.
3. Fear not [=don't be afraid]—I'll protect you.
• to feel respect and wonder for something very powerful
1. fear God
• to feel concern for (something or someone)
1. They feared for their lives [=they were afraid that they might be killed] as they felt the first trembles of the earthquake.
2. She feared for her husband's safety. [=she worried that her husband might not be safe]