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fear
noun
the
unpleasant
feeling
you
have
when
you
think
something
bad
or
dangerous
might
happen
•
A
loud
crash
in
the
middle
of
the
night
filled
the
children
with
fear
.
A
loud
crash
in
the
middle
of
the
night
filled
the
children
with
fear
.
•
He
faced
his
fear
of
heights
and
climbed
the
tall
ladder
.
He
faced
his
fear
of
heights
and
climbed
the
tall
ladder
.
Old
English
“
fǣr
”
meaning
sudden
danger
or
calamity
,
later
shifting
to
the
feeling
caused
by
danger
.
noun
a
strong
,
unpleasant
feeling
that
something
bad
,
painful
,
or
dangerous
might
happen
•
The
little
boy
hid
behind
his
mother
in
fear
when
the
large
dog
barked
.
The
little
boy
hid
behind
his
mother
in
fear
when
the
large
dog
barked
.
•
She
overcame
her
lifelong
fear
of
heights
and
climbed
to
the
top
of
the
rock
wall
.
She
overcame
her
lifelong
fear
of
heights
and
climbed
to
the
top
of
the
rock
wall
.
Old
English
“
fǣr
”
meaning
“
danger
,
sudden
calamity
,”
later
evolving
to
mean
the
emotion
caused
by
danger
.
verb
-
fear
,
fearing
,
fears
,
feared
to
feel
afraid
that
something
bad
may
happen
•
Many
people
fear
flying
in
airplanes
.
Many
people
fear
flying
in
airplanes
.
•
I
fear
that
we
are
lost
in
these
woods
.
I
fear
that
we
are
lost
in
these
woods
.
Developed
from
the
noun
sense
in
Old
English
;
verb
use
recorded
from
the
12th
century
.
verb
to
be
afraid
of
someone
or
something
,
or
to
worry
that
something
bad
might
happen
•
Many
people
fear
spiders
even
though
most
species
are
harmless
to
humans
.
Many
people
fear
spiders
even
though
most
species
are
harmless
to
humans
.
•
I
fear
that
we
will
miss
the
train
if
we
don
’
t
hurry
to
the
station
.
I
fear
that
we
will
miss
the
train
if
we
don
’
t
hurry
to
the
station
.
From
Old
English
“
fǣran
”
meaning
“
frighten
,”
later
used
reflexively
to
mean
“
be
afraid
.”
noun
-
fear
a
feeling
of
deep
respect
and
awe
toward
someone
or
something
powerful
•
They
spoke
of
the
ancient
king
with
fear
and
admiration
.
They
spoke
of
the
ancient
king
with
fear
and
admiration
.
•
The
villagers
approached
the
sacred
mountain
in
fear
,
believing
gods
lived
there
.
The
villagers
approached
the
sacred
mountain
in
fear
,
believing
gods
lived
there
.
In
earlier
English
, “
fear
”
also
carried
the
sense
of
reverent
awe
,
especially
toward
God
or
a
sovereign
.
