Fear

//fɪə//

Synonyms for "fear" (207 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (42)

Related words (103)

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Noun(5 words)

neurophobia reverence ug veneration willies

Verb(2 words)

reverence terrorize

How these synonyms differ

anxiety - 'Anxiety' is fear without a clear object, a generalized unease about what might happen rather than what is happening.
apprehension - 'Apprehension' is mild, intellectual fear, a cautious awareness that something could go wrong.
dread - 'Dread' is anticipatory, it's the heavy feeling before something bad happens. Fear can be sudden, but dread builds slowly.
terror - 'Terror' is the extreme, an overwhelming, paralyzing fear that shuts down rational thought.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

20 relation types

More general

12 entries

anxiety emotion esteem experience feel know prise prize regret respect value worry

More specific

27 entries

affright alarm anxiety apprehension awe caution consternation creeps dismay dread foreboding fright heebie-jeebies horror nervousness panic

Showing 16 of 27 words.

Antonyms

11 entries

afraid belittle brave bravery calm calmness courage fearlessness safety scared unafraid

Synonyms

5 entries

afraid concern dread revere reverence

Related terms

9 entries

afraid cowardly have one's heart in one's boots intimidation one's heart in one's mouth one's heart in one's throat shy sinking feeling terrorism

at location

1 entries

war

capable of

8 entries

cause stress change people greatly confuse force people to hide motivate separate people serve obedience stop people

causes

1 entries

trembling

causes desire

7 entries

bungee jump from high bridge calculate things quickly commit perjury fight enemy kill people run urinate

created by

3 entries

ignorance mental illness perceived danger

defined as

1 entries

key

derived

46 entries

Allah-fearing God-fearing I fear affear antifear fear campaign fear gortha fear monger fear not fear of missing out fearable fearer fearfest fearful fearless fearlike

Showing 16 of 46 words.

distinct from

2 entries

courage safe

etymologically related_to

1 entries

fare

has context

1 entries

dialectal

has property

2 entries

contagious one

is a

7 entries

book displeasure emotion hindrance most of time insidious feeling one's worse enemy strong emotion

manner of

2 entries

regret worry

related to

87 entries

able afraid afraid emotion afraid feeling afraid of afraid sense and loathing angst anguish anxiety apprehension awe be afraid be scared being being afraid

Showing 16 of 87 words.

similar

2 entries

be afraid scared

Translations

632 translations across 178 languages.

Acehnese

1 entries

takot noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Afrikaans

1 entries

vrees noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Albanian

4 entries

drojë noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
druaj noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
frikë noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ka frikë verb (feel fear about (something))

Alviri-Vidari

1 entries

بترسستن verb (feel fear about (something))

Amharic

1 entries

ፍርሃት noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

φόβος noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
δείδω verb (feel fear about (something))
φοβέομαι verb (feel fear about (something))
ὀκνέω verb (feel fear about (something))

Arabic

4 entries

خوف noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
خوف noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
خوف noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
خَوْف noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Aramaic

1 entries

ܕܚܠ verb (feel fear about (something))

Armenian

4 entries

ահ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
երկյուղ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
երկյուղ noun (extreme veneration or awe)
վախ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Assamese

1 entries

ভয় noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Asturian

4 entries

mieu noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
mieu noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
atarrecer verb (feel fear about (something))
temer verb (feel fear about (something))

Aymara

1 entries

asxaraña noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

qorxu noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
qorxmaq verb (feel fear about (something))

Bashkir

1 entries

ҡурҡыу noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Basque

1 entries

herstura noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Bats

1 entries

ჴერლʻომ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Belarusian

4 entries

бая́знь noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
бо́язнь noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
бо́язь noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
страх noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Bengali

4 entries

ডর noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ত্রাস noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ভয় noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ভয় করা verb (feel fear about (something))

Breton

1 entries

aon noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Bulgarian

4 entries

боя́зън noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
боязън noun (extreme veneration or awe)
опасе́ние noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
страх noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Burmese

2 entries

ဘယာ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ကြောက် verb (feel fear about (something))

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries

страх noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Catalan

4 entries

basarda noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
basarda noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
paüra noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
paüra noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Cebuano

1 entries

hadlok noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Central Kurdish

4 entries

ترس noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ترس noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
ترس noun (extreme veneration or awe)
ترس و لەرز noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Cherokee

2 entries

ᎤᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎭ verb (feel fear about (something))

Chinese

1 entries

惧 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

恐懼 /恐惧 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

恐怖 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
恐怖 noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
害怕 verb (feel fear about (something))
怕 verb (feel fear about (something))

Church Slavic

3 entries

боꙗзнь noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
страхъ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ⱄⱅⱃⰰⱈⱏ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Cimbrian

1 entries

dabòrte noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Coptic

1 entries

ⲥⲛⲁⲧ verb (feel fear about (something))

Czech

4 entries

bázeň noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
obava noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
strach noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
strach noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Danish

4 entries

angst noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
angst noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
frygt noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
frygt noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Divehi

1 entries

ބިރުވެރިކަމަކީ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Dutch

4 entries

angst noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
angst noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
schrik noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
vrees noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Egyptian

3 entries

s-nD-D:V1-A2 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
snD-A2 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
snD-A2 verb (feel fear about (something))

Esperanto

4 entries

fobio noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
timo noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
timo noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
timi verb (feel fear about (something))

Estonian

4 entries

hirm noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
hirm noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
kartus noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
kartus noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Extremaduran

1 entries

mieu noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Faroese

4 entries

angist noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
bangilsi noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ræðsla noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ótti noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Finnish

4 entries

kammo noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
pelko noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
pelko noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
pelko noun (extreme veneration or awe)

French

4 entries

crainte noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
crainte noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
crainte noun (extreme veneration or awe)
peur noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Friulian

3 entries

pôre noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
timôr noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
temê verb (feel fear about (something))

Galician

4 entries

medo noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
medo noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
receo noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
temor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Georgian

4 entries

ზარი noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
შიში noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
შიში noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
ეშინია verb (feel fear about (something))

German

4 entries

Angscht noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
Angst noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
Angst noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
Ehrfurcht noun (extreme veneration or awe)

Gheg Albanian

1 entries

tut noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Gothic

3 entries

𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽 verb (feel fear about (something))

Greek

4 entries

δέος noun (extreme veneration or awe)
φοβία noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
φόβος noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
φοβάμαι verb (feel fear about (something))

Haitian Creole

2 entries

pè verb (feel fear about (something))
pè verb (venerate; to feel awe towards)

Hausa

1 entries

tsṑrō noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Hawaiian

2 entries

makaʻu noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
makaʻu noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Hebrew

4 entries

יִרְאָה noun (extreme veneration or awe)
פַּחַד noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
יָרֵא verb (feel fear about (something))
פָּחַד verb (feel fear about (something))

Higaonon

1 entries

haduk noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Hiligaynon

1 entries

hadlok noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Hindi

4 entries

ख़ौफ़ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
खौफ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
घबराहट noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
डर noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Hungarian

4 entries

félelem noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
félelem noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
rettegés noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
rettenet noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Icelandic

4 entries

beygur noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
hræðsla noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ótti noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
hræðast verb (feel fear about (something))

Ido

1 entries

timar verb (feel fear about (something))

Indonesian

3 entries

takut noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
takut verb (feel fear about (something))
takut verb (venerate; to feel awe towards)

Ingrian

2 entries

hervitä verb (feel fear about (something))
pölätä verb (feel fear about (something))

Interlingua

4 entries

pavor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
timor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
haber timor verb (feel fear about (something))
timer verb (feel fear about (something))

Irish

4 entries

eagla noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
eagla noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
eagla noun (extreme veneration or awe)
scéin noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Istriot

2 entries

pagura noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
tamur noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Italian

4 entries

paura noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
paura noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
timore noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
aver paura di verb (feel fear about (something))

Japanese

4 entries

恐れ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
恐怖 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
恐怖症 noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
畏れ noun (extreme veneration or awe)

Javanese

1 entries

wedi noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Jeju

4 entries

ᄆᆞ슴 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
겁 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ᄆᆞ슴타다 verb (feel fear about (something))
ᄆᆞ시다 verb (feel fear about (something))

Kannada

2 entries

ಭಯ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ಹೆದರಿಕೆ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Kashubian

2 entries

strach noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
bòjec verb (feel fear about (something))

Kazakh

4 entries

қорқыныш noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
үрей noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
жасқану verb (feel fear about (something))
қорқу verb (feel fear about (something))

Khmer

3 entries

សេចក្ដីខ្លាច noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
សេចក្ដីខ្លាច noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
ខ្លាច verb (feel fear about (something))

Korean

4 entries

겁 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
공포 noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
겁내다 verb (feel fear about (something))
두려워하다 verb (feel fear about (something))

Kyrgyz

3 entries

коркунуч noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
коркуу noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
коркуу verb (feel fear about (something))

Ladino

3 entries

espanto noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ispantu (Monastir) noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
temor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Lao

4 entries

ຄວາມກົວ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ຄວາມຢ້ານ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ຫວາດ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ກົວ verb (feel fear about (something))

Latgalian

2 entries

baile noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
baime noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Latin

4 entries

metus noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
pavor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
pavor noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
timor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Latvian

4 entries

bailes noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
bažas noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
baidīties verb (feel fear about (something))
baiļoties verb (feel fear about (something))

Ligurian

4 entries

poîa noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
poîa noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
póia noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
póia noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Lingala

1 entries

banga verb (feel fear about (something))

Lithuanian

4 entries

baimė noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
bijojimas noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
baimintis verb (feel fear about (something))
bijoti verb (feel fear about (something))

Lombard

2 entries

pavura noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
pora noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Low German

1 entries

Furcht noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries

tšach noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
bójaś verb (feel fear about (something))

Luxembourgish

2 entries

Angscht noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
Fuercht noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Macedonian

3 entries

страв noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
се плаши verb (feel fear about (something))
се стравува verb (feel fear about (something))

Malay

4 entries

ketakutan noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ketakutan noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
ketakutan noun (extreme veneration or awe)
takut noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Malayalam

4 entries

പേടി noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ഭയം noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ഭയം noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
പേടിക്കുക verb (feel fear about (something))

Maltese

1 entries

biża noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Manchu

4 entries

ᠰᡝᠩᡤᡠᠸᡝᠮᠪᡳ verb (feel fear about (something))
ᠰᡝᠰᡠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ verb (feel fear about (something))
ᡤᠣᠯᠣᠮᠪᡳ verb (feel fear about (something))
ᡤᡝᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ verb (feel fear about (something))

Manx

1 entries

aggle noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Maore Comorian

2 entries

fazaa noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
trisidzo noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Marathi

1 entries

भीती noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Middle English

3 entries

fer noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ferd noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
anoyen verb (feel fear about (something))

Mirandese

1 entries

miedo noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Mon

1 entries

ဖေက် verb (feel fear about (something))

Mongo

1 entries

banga verb (feel fear about (something))

Mongolian

2 entries

аймшиг noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
айх verb (feel fear about (something))

Māori

1 entries

uruwehi verb (feel fear about (something))

Nanai

1 entries

нгэлэ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Nepali

4 entries

डर noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
त्रास noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
भय noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
डराउनु verb (feel fear about (something))

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

uhara noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Norman

1 entries

croindre verb (feel fear about (something))

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

tirs noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
tirs noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
tirs noun (extreme veneration or awe)
tirsîn verb (feel fear about (something))

Northern Sami

1 entries

ballat verb (feel fear about (something))

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

frykt noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
redsel noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
frykte verb (feel fear about (something))

Occitan

4 entries

paur noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
paur noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
crentar verb (feel fear about (something))
crénher verb (feel fear about (something))

Odia

1 entries

ଡର noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Old East Slavic

1 entries

страхъ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Old English

4 entries

eġe noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
eġe noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
eġe noun (extreme veneration or awe)
ondrǣdan verb (feel fear about (something))

Old French

2 entries

peor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
peor noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Old Irish

2 entries

ómun noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ad·ágathar verb (feel fear about (something))

Old Javanese

1 entries

wĕdi noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Old Norse

4 entries

hræðsla noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
uggr noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ótti noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
hræðask verb (feel fear about (something))

Old Occitan

1 entries

paor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Old Tupi

1 entries

sykyîé noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Old Turkic

4 entries

𐰇𐰼𐰛 verb (feel fear about (something))
𐰖𐰃𐰣 verb (feel fear about (something))
𐰪 verb (feel fear about (something))
𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰴 verb (feel fear about (something))

Oromo

1 entries

sodaa noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Ossetian

1 entries

тас noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

قورقو noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
قورقو noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
وحشت noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
وحشت noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Papiamentu

1 entries

miedu noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Pashto

1 entries

ډار noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Persian

4 entries

بیم noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ترس noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
خوف noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
هراس noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Forcht noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Polabian

1 entries

stroch noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Polish

4 entries

bojaźń noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
lęk noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
niepokój noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
strach noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Portuguese

4 entries

fobia noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
medo noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
medo noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
pavor noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Quechua

3 entries

mancai verb (feel fear about (something))
manchay verb (feel fear about (something))
manzai verb (feel fear about (something))

Rapa Nui

1 entries

mataku verb (feel fear about (something))

Romanian

4 entries

fobie noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
frică noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
frică noun (extreme veneration or awe)
spaimă noun (extreme veneration or awe)

Romansch

4 entries

tema noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
tema noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
temair verb (feel fear about (something))
temer verb (feel fear about (something))

Russian

4 entries

боя́знь noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
боя́знь noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
опасе́ние noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
страх noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Sanskrit

3 entries

भय noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
त्रसति verb (feel fear about (something))
बिभेति verb (feel fear about (something))

Santali

1 entries

ᱵᱳᱨᱳ verb (feel fear about (something))

Sardinian

4 entries

timoria noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
timoria noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
timi verb (feel fear about (something))
tímere verb (feel fear about (something))

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

eagal noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
eagal noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
eagal noun (extreme veneration or awe)
oillt noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

bȍjāzan noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
strȃh noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
strȃh noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
strȃh noun (extreme veneration or awe)

Sicilian

2 entries

pagura noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
paura noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Sinhalese

1 entries

බය noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Slovak

3 entries

obava noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
strach noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
báť sa verb (feel fear about (something))

Slovene

4 entries

bojazen noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
strah noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
strah noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
strahospoštovanje noun (extreme veneration or awe)

Southern Altai

2 entries

корку noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
коркуш noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Spanish

4 entries

miedo noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
miedo noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
pavor noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
pavor noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Sundanese

1 entries

sebér verb (feel fear about (something))

Svan

1 entries

მაყალ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Swahili

4 entries

hofu noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
kicho noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
woga noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
hofu verb (feel fear about (something))

Swedish

4 entries

fruktan noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
fruktan noun (extreme veneration or awe)
rädsla noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
rädsla noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠒꠞ noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Tagalog

3 entries

takot noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
takot noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)
pagtakot verb (feel fear about (something))

Tajik

4 entries

ваҳм noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
тарс noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
хавф noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ҳарос noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Tamil

2 entries

அச்சம் noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
பயம் noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Tarifit

1 entries

tiggʷdi noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Tatar

2 entries

курку noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
курку verb (feel fear about (something))

Telugu

1 entries

భయము noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Tetum

1 entries

ta'uk noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Thai

4 entries

ความกลัว noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
กลัว verb (feel fear about (something))
ขาม verb (feel fear about (something))
คร้าม verb (feel fear about (something))

Tibetan

1 entries

ཞེད་སྣང noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Tocharian B

3 entries

parskalñe noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
īwate noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
pärsk verb (feel fear about (something))

Turkish

3 entries

korku noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
korkmak verb (feel fear about (something))
ürkmek verb (feel fear about (something))

Turkmen

3 entries

gorky noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
heder noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
gorkmak verb (feel fear about (something))

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎄𐎈𐎍 verb (feel fear about (something))

Ukrainian

4 entries

боя́знь noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ляк noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
страх noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
боя́тися verb (feel fear about (something))

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

trach noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Urdu

4 entries

بھی noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
خوف noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ڈر noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
ڈرنا verb (feel fear about (something))

Uyghur

1 entries

قورقۇش noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Uzbek

4 entries

doʻq noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
qoʻrquv noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
hayiqmoq verb (feel fear about (something))
qoʻrqmoq verb (feel fear about (something))

Venetan

1 entries

temer verb (feel fear about (something))

Vietnamese

4 entries

sự khiếp đảm noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
sự sợ hãi noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
hãi verb (feel fear about (something))
sợ verb (feel fear about (something))

Volapük

1 entries

dred noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Walloon

4 entries

paw noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
peu noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
aveur paw verb (feel fear about (something))
awè peu verb (feel fear about (something))

Welsh

1 entries

ofn noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

White Hmong

1 entries

ntshai noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Yakut

1 entries

куттан verb (feel fear about (something))

Yiddish

3 entries

מורא noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
שרעק noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
מוירע האָבן verb (feel fear about (something))

Yoruba

2 entries

ẹ̀rù noun (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
bẹ̀rù verb (feel fear about (something))

Zazaki

1 entries

ters (diq) noun (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I have a great fear of being disdained by those I love and care about.

Source: tatoeba (1920)

James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded.

Source: tatoeba (1977)

You must conquer your fear of the dark.

Source: tatoeba (16323)

Your words make me fear for my life.

Source: tatoeba (17391)

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