The terms phobia and fear are used interchangeably as both stands for the discomfort or irritation of the person after they come across some specific incident, happening, material or even person. The fear is something that is general and is exclusive to around everyone. On the other hand, a phobia is a medical condition in which person find some such situations terrifying that may be very much normal to the other person. As phobia is a medical condition, one needs to treat it according to the instructions of the medical officers, whereas there is no such need in the case of fear.
Fear
A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger
Our fears intensified as the storm approached.
Phobia
A persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it, despite the awareness and reassurance that it is not dangerous.
Fear
A state or condition marked by this feeling
Living in constant fear of attack.
Saved as much as he could for fear of losing his job.
Phobia
A strong fear, dislike, or aversion.
Fear
A feeling of disquiet or apprehension
A fear of looking foolish.
Phobia
An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.
Fear
A reason for dread or apprehension
Being alone is my greatest fear.
Phobia
An aversion or dislike (of something).
Fear
Extreme reverence or awe, as toward a deity.
Phobia
An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations;
Phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias
Fear
To be afraid or frightened of
A boy who fears spiders.
Fear
To be uneasy or apprehensive about
We all feared what we would see when the grades were posted.
Fear
To consider probable; expect
I fear you are wrong. I fear I have bad news for you.
Fear
To revere or be in awe of (a deity, for example).
Fear
To be afraid
Your injury is minor. Don't fear.
Fear
To be uneasy or apprehensive
We fear for the future of the business.
Fear
(uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
Fear
(countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
Not everybody has the same fears.
I have a fear of ants.
Fear
(uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
Fear
(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
I fear the worst will happen.
Fear
(intransitive) To feel fear.
Never fear; help is always near.
Fear
To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for.
She fears for her son’s safety.
Fear
(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.
Fear
(transitive) To regret.
I fear I have bad news for you: your husband has died.
Fear
To cause fear to; to frighten.
Fear
To be anxious or solicitous for.
Fear
To suspect; to doubt.
Fear
(dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
Hale and fear
Fear
A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.
Fear
A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.
Where no hope is left, is left no fear.
Fear
Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Being.
I will put my fear in their hearts.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.
Fear
That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
There were they in great fear, where no fear was.
The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise.
Fear
To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
Fear
To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.
Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
Fear
To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by fear for.
The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore . . . I fear you.
Fear
To suspect; to doubt.
Ay what else, fear you not her courage?
Fear
To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.
Fear their people from doing evil.
Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs.
Fear
To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
I exceedingly fear and quake.
Fear
An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Fear
An anxious feeling;
Care had aged him
They hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
Fear
A profound emotion inspired by a deity;
The fear of God
Fear
Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event;
I fear she might get aggressive
Fear
Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;
I fear the winters in Moscow
We should not fear the Communists!
Fear
Be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement;
I fear I won't make it to your wedding party
Fear
Be uneasy or apprehensive about;
I fear the results of the final exams
Fear
Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;
Fear God as your father
We venerate genius
Fear is one of the very much common feelings that stand as the antonym of bravery and comfort. Every of the person may have faced such unintentional feelings once in life that may be due to the sudden incident or any other reasons. For instance, it is very common that one get feared after watching the horror film, which shows bloodshed or abnormal creatures. The feeling of fear is not abnormal and is very much normal as everyone experiences it in daily lives. In some cases, we have seen that the far makes a strong impact on the mind of the person and needs complete medication. Other than that no medication is required in this case as it is very much compulsory and is as important as the feeling of the joy, happiness, and sadness. The reason of fear might be very much usual when we examine it person to person. In some cases we fear of something different that may be normal for the other person if such condition remains for temporary; it is very much normal, but it stays for the longest time it is the sign of abnormality. One of the traits which make fear distinguishable is that it is temporary feeling means that the person fearing one thing for once may find it very much normal in the next time. The most common way of getting your fear undone is to get familiar with one thing; as long as you become familiar even the abnormal things seem normal to you.
Phobia is an extreme or irrational fear of the things which might be very much normal to the other person. One of the main reasons behind phobia is the anxiety which lives deep inside the person, and whenever he came across it, he gets fear enough even to get unconscious. The phobia is not something natural it is a medical condition, which needs proper medication and therapy. At first, people weren’t ready enough to take phobia as a serious issue but with the passage of time people have recalled it as a serious medical condition, which needs to be treated properly. The reason behind many people not taking phobia serious is that the sufferer, in this case, is even afraid of the things which are very much common and other people find them very much normal. A phobia is an extreme form of fear which may lead one to unconsciousness or cause the shortness of breath. The person who has phobia gets panic or stuck when he came across his phobia. The other people around him may found that specific condition normal. For instance, agoraphobia is the type of phobia in which one fears to live his space or go out with people to socialize. The person who has this kind of phobia gets helpless whenever lands to some unfamiliar crowd or place. In such condition, the sufferer most likely goes through the panic attack and needs urgent medical aid.
