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Feared

//fɪɹd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
  2. 2
    Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of fear form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From fear + -ed.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ferd, feerd, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.

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