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What does fear mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word fear? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
  2. (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
  3. (uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To feel fear about (something or someone); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
  2. (intransitive) To feel fear (about something).
  3. (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
  4. (transitive) Regret.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To be anxious or solicitous for.
  7. (obsolete, transitive) To suspect; to doubt.
Adjective
  1. (dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
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