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What is the verb for afraid?

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fear
  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.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. dread, apprehend, be afraid of, be anxious about, be apprehensive about, be apprehensive of, be fearful of, be frightened of, be in a blue funk about, be scared of, be terrified by, be terrified of, cower before, cringe from, feel apprehensive about, feel consternation about, flinch from, go in terror of, have butterflies in one's stomach, have forebodings about, live in dread of, live in fear of, panic about, shake in your shoes about, shrink from, tremble at, tremble before, worry about, tremble at the thought of, shudder at the thought of, cringe, misdoubt, tremble, shudder, have cold feet about, be afraid, anticipate with horror, shudder to think about, shudder at, be worried about, quail from, cower at, quake at, cringe at the thought of, have cold feet, tremble to think about, be nervous, be scared, have a dread of, have a horror of … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “I fear the things he will do to me if you send me back!”
      “I fear spiders and anything related to creepy crawlies.”
      “I fear having to break out of my comfort zone.”
feared
  1. simple past tense and past participle of fear
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dreaded, apprehended, cowered before, cringed from, felt apprehensive about, felt consternation about, flinched from, went in terror of, gone in terror of, had forebodings about, lived in dread of, lived in fear of, panicked about, shook in your shoes about, shaken in your shoes about, shrank from, shrunk from, trembled at, trembled before, worried about, had a dread of, had a horror of, had a phobia about, shuddered at, took fright at, taken fright at, hesitated, dared not, had cold feet about, felt anxious about, felt concerned about, felt disquiet for, had anxieties about, had qualms about, stood in awe of, regarded with awe, revered, reverenced, venerated, respected, suspected, anticipated, regretted, felt, expected, foresaw, foreseen … more
fearing
  1. present participle of fear
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dreading, apprehending, cowering before, cringing from, feeling apprehensive about, feeling consternation about, flinching from, going in terror of, having forebodings about, living in dread of, living in fear of, panicking about, shaking in your shoes about, shrinking from, trembling at, trembling before, worrying about, having a dread of, having a horror of, having a phobia about, shuddering at, taking fright at, hesitating, daring not, having cold feet about, feeling anxious about, feeling concerned about, feeling disquiet for, having anxieties about, having qualms about, standing in awe of, regarding with awe, revering, reverencing, venerating, respecting, suspecting, anticipating, regretting, feeling, expecting, foreseeing, supposing, reckoning, having a feeling, having a foreboding, having a funny feeling … more
feare
  1. Obsolete spelling of fear
fearmonger
  1. To spread fear.
fearmongers
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fearmonger
fearmongered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of fearmonger
fears
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fear
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dreads, apprehends, cowers before, cringes from, feels apprehensive about, feels consternation about, flinches from, goes in terror of, has forebodings about, lives in dread of, lives in fear of, panics about, shakes in your shoes about, shrinks from, trembles at, trembles before, worries about, has a dread of, has a horror of, has a phobia about, shudders at, takes fright at, hesitates, dares not, has cold feet about, feels anxious about, feels concerned about, feels disquiet for, has anxieties about, has qualms about, stands in awe of, regards with awe, reveres, reverences, venerates, respects, suspects, anticipates, regrets, feels, expects, foresees, supposes, reckons, has a feeling, has a foreboding, has a funny feeling … more
feareth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fear
fearest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of fear
feard
  1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of fear
fearmongering
  1. present participle of fearmonger
  2. Examples:
      3. “To suggest that it is fearmongering, when the communities that I represent are consistently shut out of those consultations, is ridiculous.”
      “Why does the member continue to persist with fearmongering that there has not been consultation?”
      “We agree that we need to do something about it, but we do not call that fearmongering.”
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