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fear

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1. fear - Noun

2. fear - Adjective

3. fear - Verb

4. Fear - Proper noun

Meaning

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.

Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng.

Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.

That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.

To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.

To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.

To be anxious or solicitous for.

To suspect; to doubt.

To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.

To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Jealousy is the fear of comparison. Max Frisch

The biggest obstacle in life is fear. The ugliest feeling is hate. The biggest mistake is to give up. The most beautiful gift is forgiveness. The greatest strength is faith. The most beautiful thing in the world is love. Pavle (Serbian)

There are three traps of Satan that steal joy and peace: - Regretting about the past - Fear for the future - Ingratitude for the present. Anthony the Great

Beggars fear no rebellion. Dutch Proverb

The firm tree does not fear the storm. Indonesian Proverb

Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still. Chinese Proverb

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