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fear

pronunciation:: fir
parts of speech:: noun, verb
features:: Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer

part of speech:	noun
definition:	Fear is the feeling of being afraid. It is a feeling you get when you think there is danger and something painful or very bad might happen. Jason has a fear of dogs. He always thinks they will bite him.My cousin says he never feels fear, but I know he's scared of the dark! similar words: alarm

part of speech:	verb
inflections:	fears, fearing, feared
definition:	When you fear something, you are afraid of it. You think it will cause you pain or harm. Julia fears staying at her grandparents' house. It's because the house is old and she always hears strange noises in it at night.

Word History

Fear comes from fere, an Old English word. Its earliest meaning, in the 700s, was "danger or peril." It was not used for the feeling of fear until the 1300s.

Word Builder: fear +

fearful:
having or showing fear.
fearless:
having or showing no fear.

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	broader categories that include fear
	behavior, emotion, feeling
	conventionally associated with fear
	ghost, Halloween, monster, scarecrow
	feeling fear
	afraid, anxious, nervous
	some actions related to fear
	faint, hide, scream, yell
	some states of fear
	alarm
	some things that cause fear
	change, death, pain
	without fear
	calm, confident, daring