Fear
verbfir
Noun
an anxious feeling
“they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction”
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
“the fear of God”
Type of:Emotionan emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Similar:FearfulnessFrightType of:Emotion
Verb
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
“I fear the winters in Moscow”
“We should not fear the Communists!”
Similar:Dreadbe afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
“I fear she might get aggressive”
Type of:Worrybe sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement
“I fear I won't make it to your wedding party”
Type of:Regretregard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
Other
be uneasy or apprehensive about
“I fear the results of the final exams”
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA