Feared
/fɪɹd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of fear form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
- 2 Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Eriko worked so long and so hard, without stopping to eat, that I feared she would faint."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From fear + -ed.
Etymology 2
From Middle English ferd, feerd, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.