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Fear and Scare Definitions

Fear

A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger
Our fears intensified as the storm approached.

Scare

To strike with sudden fear; alarm.

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.

Scare

To become frightened
A child who scares easily.

Fear

A feeling of disquiet or apprehension
A fear of looking foolish.

Scare

A condition or sensation of sudden fear
That mask gave me a real scare.
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Fear

A reason for dread or apprehension
Being alone is my greatest fear.

Scare

A general state of alarm; a panic
A bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.

Fear

Extreme reverence or awe, as toward a deity.

Scare

Serving or intended to frighten people
Scare stories.
Scare tactics.

Fear

To be afraid or frightened of
A boy who fears spiders.

Scare

A minor fright.
Johnny had a bad scare last night.
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Fear

To be uneasy or apprehensive about
We all feared what we would see when the grades were posted.

Scare

A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
A food-poisoning scare

Fear

To consider probable; expect
I fear you are wrong. I fear I have bad news for you.

Scare

A device or object used to frighten.

Fear

To revere or be in awe of (a deity, for example).

Scare

To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
Did it scare you when I said "Boo!"?
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Fear

To be afraid
Your injury is minor. Don't fear.

Scare

To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.
The noise of thy crossbowWill scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.

Fear

To be uneasy or apprehensive
We fear for the future of the business.

Scare

Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.

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.

Scare

Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events;
Panic in the stock market
A war scare
A bomb scare led them to evacuate the building

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.

Scare

A sudden attack of fear

Fear

(uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.

Scare

Cause fear in;
The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me

Fear

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
I fear the worst will happen.

Scare

Cause to lose courage;
Dashed by the refusal

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

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