Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "fear" can be used as verb, noun, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

afraid belittle brave bravery calm calmness courage fearlessness safety scared unafraid

Typical Location

war

Capable Of

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

Causes

trembling

Causes Desire

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

Created By

ignorance mental illness perceived danger

Defined As

key

Derived Terms

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 fearmonger fearnaught fearscape fearsome fearthought fools rush in where angels fear to tread for fear of for fear that geometry of fear gods-fearing have no fear of ice cold beer microfear never fear night fear night-fear nightfear no fear overfear put the fear of God into rub the fear of God into snake fear stage fear strike fear technofear textbook fear unfear water fear water-fear water-fearing without fear or favour

Distinct From

courage safe

Etymologically Related To

fare

Context

dialectal

Has Property

contagious one

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

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

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

affright alarm anxiety apprehension awe caution consternation creeps dismay dread foreboding fright heebie-jeebies horror nervousness panic petrification phobia scare scaredness tentativeness terror trepidation uneasiness wariness willies worry

Type Of (IsA)

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

Manner Of

regret worry

Related Terms

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

Related Terms

able afraid afraid emotion afraid feeling afraid of afraid sense and loathing angst anguish anxiety apprehension awe be afraid be scared being being afraid being frightened being scared big big monsters capable condition danger dread ear emotion emotional expression feel feeling feeling scared fright frighten frightened frightened feeling frightening god homophone homophone ear horror horror movies human human condition leer like like scared like terror loathing monsters movies negative negative emotion nights paralyzing paralyzing emotion phobia phobias reaction reaction danger related related afraid reverence scare scared scared emotion scared feeling scared of scared reaction scary scary emotion scary feeling scary movies sensation sense serious serious anguish sound sovereign stout strong terrified terror trembling veneration worried worried frightened worry

Similar Terms

be afraid scared

Synonym Network

afraid concern dread revere reverence

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