fear

verbid 8959·updated Jun 3, 2026
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be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

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Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Variants

synonym
dreadreverence
pasttense
feared
presentparticiple
fearing
thirdpersonsingular
fears
pastparticiple
feared

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
regard with feelings of respect and reverence
§2
be afraid or scared of
§3
be uneasy or apprehensive about
§4
be sorry
§5
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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