| slovo | definícia |
fear
(mass) | fear
- strach, báť sa |
fear
(encz) | fear,bát Pavel Machek; Giza |
fear
(encz) | fear,bát se |
fear
(encz) | fear,bázeň Zdeněk Brož |
fear
(encz) | fear,hrůza n: Zdeněk Brož |
fear
(encz) | fear,mít strach Zdeněk Brož |
fear
(encz) | fear,obava Pavel Machek; Giza |
fear
(encz) | fear,obávat se v: |
fear
(encz) | fear,strach n: |
fear
(czen) | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt,FUD[zkr.] strach, nejistota, obavy |
Fear
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\ (f[=e]r), n.
A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Fear
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming
suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra
danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and
to E. fare, peril. See Fare.]
1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of
evil, or the apprehension of impending danger;
apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
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Note: The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most
moderate, may be thus expressed, -- apprehension,
fear, dread, fright, terror.
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Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the
thought of future evil likely to befall us.
--Locke.
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Where no hope is left, is left no fear. --Milton.
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2. (Script.)
(a) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid,
God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt
toward the Supreme Being.
(b) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.
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I will put my fear in their hearts. --Jer.
xxxii. 40.
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I will teach you the fear of the Lord. --Ps.
xxxiv. 11.
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Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to
whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.
--Rom. xiii.
7.
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3. That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension
or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger;
dreadfulness.
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There were they in great fear, where no fear was.
--Ps. liii. 5.
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The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a
more equal enterprise. --Shak.
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For fear, in apprehension lest. "For fear you ne'er see
chain nor money more." --Shak.
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Fear
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feared (f[=e]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Fearing.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be
afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See Fear, n.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to
consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
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I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. --Ps.
xxiii. 4.
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Note: With subordinate clause.
I greatly fear my money is not safe. --Shak.
I almost fear to quit your hand. --D. Jerrold.
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2. To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid
the displeasure of.
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Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
--Milton.
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3. To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by {fear
for}. [R.]
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The sins of the father are to be laid upon the
children, therefore . . . I fear you. --Shak.
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4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]
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Ay what else, fear you not her courage? --Shak.
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5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach
of by fear. [Obs.]
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Fear their people from doing evil. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. --Shak.
Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.
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Fear
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\, v. i.
To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety
on account of some expected evil.
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I exceedingly fear and quake. --Heb. xii.
21.
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fear
(gcide) | Fere \Fere\, n. [OE. fere companion, AS. gef[=e]ra, from
f[=e]ran to go, travel, faran to travel. [root]78. See
Fare.]
A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written
also fear and feere.] --Chaucer.
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And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere. --Spenser.
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In fere, together; in company. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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fear
(wn) | fear
n 1: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific
pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or
fight) [syn: fear, fearfulness, fright] [ant:
bravery, fearlessness]
2: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up
out of fear of public reaction" [syn: concern, care,
fear]
3: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the
fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the
French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for
the law bordered on veneration" [syn: fear, reverence,
awe, veneration]
v 1: be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible
or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get
aggressive"
2: be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters
in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" [syn:
fear, dread]
3: be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear
I won't make it to your wedding party"
4: be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the
final exams"
5: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider
hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your
father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: reverence, fear,
revere, venerate] |
FEAR
(bouvier) | FEAR, crim. law. Dread, consciousness of approaching danger.
2. Fear in the person robbed is one of the ingredients required. to
constitute a robbery from the person, and without this the felonious taking
of the property is a larceny. It is not necessary that the owner of the
property should be in fear of his own person, but fear of violence to the
person of his child; 2 East, P. C. 718; or of his property; Id. 731 2 Russ.
72; is sufficient. 2 Russ. 71 to 90. Vide Putting in fear, and Ayl. Pand.
tit. 12, p. 106.; Dig. 4, 2, 3 an d 6.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
fear
(mass) | fear
- strach, báť sa |
fearfully
(mass) | fearfully
- strašne |
fearless
(mass) | fearless
- odvážny |
fearsome
(mass) | fearsome
- hrôzostrašný |
downy fearthers
(encz) | downy fearthers,prachové peří n: pl. Jirka Daněk |
fear
(encz) | fear,bát Pavel Machek; Gizafear,bát se fear,bázeň Zdeněk Brožfear,hrůza n: Zdeněk Brožfear,mít strach Zdeněk Brožfear,obava Pavel Machek; Gizafear,obávat se v: fear,strach n: |
fear of confined spaces
(encz) | fear of confined spaces,strach ze stísněných prostor n: [med.] Pino |
feared
(encz) | feared,obávaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fearful
(encz) | fearful,bázlivý adj: Zdeněk Brožfearful,bojácný adj: Zdeněk Brožfearful,strašlivý adj: Zdeněk Brožfearful,ustrašený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fearfully
(encz) | fearfully,strašně |
fearfulness
(encz) | fearfulness,bázlivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
fearing
(encz) | fearing,obávající se Jaroslav Šedivý |
fearless
(encz) | fearless,nebojácný adj: Zdeněk Brožfearless,odvážný adj: Milan Svoboda |
fearlessly
(encz) | fearlessly, adv: |
fearlessness
(encz) | fearlessness,nebojácnost Jakub Kolčář |
fears
(encz) | fears,bojí se v: fears,obavy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
fearsome
(encz) | fearsome,hrůzostrašný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fearsomely
(encz) | fearsomely, adv: |
god-fearing
(encz) | god-fearing, |
raise fears
(encz) | raise fears,vzbudit obavy IvČa |
unfearing
(encz) | unfearing, adj: |
where angels fear to tread
(encz) | where angels fear to tread, |
without fear
(encz) | without fear, adv: |
fear
(czen) | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt,FUD[zkr.] strach, nejistota, obavy |
Afeard
(gcide) | Afeard \A*feard"\ ([.a]*f[=e]rd"), p. a. [OE. afered, AS.
[=a]f[=ae]red, p. p. of [=a]f[=ae]ran to frighten; [=a]- (cf.
Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + f[=ae]ran to
frighten. See Fear.]
Afraid. [Obs.]
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Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. --Shak.
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Affear
(gcide) | Affear \Af*fear"\, v. t. [OE. aferen, AS. [=a]f?ran. See
Afeard.]
To frighten. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Bodily fear
(gcide) | Bodily \Bod"i*ly\, a.
1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal;
consisting of matter.
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You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the
bodily part of us. --Tatler.
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2. Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the
mind. "Bodily defects." --L'Estrange.
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3. Real; actual; put in execution. [Obs.]
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Be brought to bodily act. --Shak.
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Bodily fear, apprehension of physical injury.
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Syn: See Corporal.
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fear
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\ (f[=e]r), n.
A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]Fear \Fear\, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming
suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra
danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and
to E. fare, peril. See Fare.]
1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of
evil, or the apprehension of impending danger;
apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
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Note: The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most
moderate, may be thus expressed, -- apprehension,
fear, dread, fright, terror.
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Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the
thought of future evil likely to befall us.
--Locke.
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Where no hope is left, is left no fear. --Milton.
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2. (Script.)
(a) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid,
God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt
toward the Supreme Being.
(b) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.
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I will put my fear in their hearts. --Jer.
xxxii. 40.
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I will teach you the fear of the Lord. --Ps.
xxxiv. 11.
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Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to
whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.
--Rom. xiii.
7.
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3. That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension
or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger;
dreadfulness.
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There were they in great fear, where no fear was.
--Ps. liii. 5.
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The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a
more equal enterprise. --Shak.
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For fear, in apprehension lest. "For fear you ne'er see
chain nor money more." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Fear \Fear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feared (f[=e]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Fearing.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be
afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See Fear, n.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to
consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
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I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. --Ps.
xxiii. 4.
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Note: With subordinate clause.
I greatly fear my money is not safe. --Shak.
I almost fear to quit your hand. --D. Jerrold.
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2. To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid
the displeasure of.
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Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
--Milton.
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3. To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by {fear
for}. [R.]
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The sins of the father are to be laid upon the
children, therefore . . . I fear you. --Shak.
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4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]
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Ay what else, fear you not her courage? --Shak.
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5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach
of by fear. [Obs.]
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Fear their people from doing evil. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. --Shak.
Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.
[1913 Webster]Fear \Fear\, v. i.
To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety
on account of some expected evil.
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I exceedingly fear and quake. --Heb. xii.
21.
[1913 Webster]Fere \Fere\, n. [OE. fere companion, AS. gef[=e]ra, from
f[=e]ran to go, travel, faran to travel. [root]78. See
Fare.]
A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written
also fear and feere.] --Chaucer.
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And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere. --Spenser.
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In fere, together; in company. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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fear for
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feared (f[=e]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Fearing.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be
afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See Fear, n.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to
consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
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I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. --Ps.
xxiii. 4.
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Note: With subordinate clause.
I greatly fear my money is not safe. --Shak.
I almost fear to quit your hand. --D. Jerrold.
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2. To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid
the displeasure of.
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Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
--Milton.
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3. To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by {fear
for}. [R.]
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The sins of the father are to be laid upon the
children, therefore . . . I fear you. --Shak.
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4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]
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Ay what else, fear you not her courage? --Shak.
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5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach
of by fear. [Obs.]
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Fear their people from doing evil. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. --Shak.
Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.
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Feared
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feared (f[=e]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Fearing.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be
afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See Fear, n.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to
consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
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I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. --Ps.
xxiii. 4.
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Note: With subordinate clause.
I greatly fear my money is not safe. --Shak.
I almost fear to quit your hand. --D. Jerrold.
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2. To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid
the displeasure of.
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Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
--Milton.
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3. To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by {fear
for}. [R.]
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The sins of the father are to be laid upon the
children, therefore . . . I fear you. --Shak.
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4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]
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Ay what else, fear you not her courage? --Shak.
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5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach
of by fear. [Obs.]
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Fear their people from doing evil. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. --Shak.
Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.
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Fearer
(gcide) | Fearer \Fear"er\ (f[=e]r"[~e]r), n.
One who fears. --Sir P. Sidney.
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Fearful
(gcide) | Fearful \Fear"ful\ (f[=e]r"f[.u]l), a.
1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.
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Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidst
all their power. --Bp.
Warburton.
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2. Inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage;
timid.
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What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted?
--Deut. xx. 8.
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3. Indicating, or caused by, fear.
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Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.
--Shak.
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4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror;
terrible; frightful; dreadful.
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This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God.
--Deut.
xxviii. 58.
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Death is a fearful thing. --Shak.
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In dreams they fearful precipices tread. --Dryden.
Syn: Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible;
distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful.
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Fearfully
(gcide) | Fearfully \Fear"ful*ly\, adv.
In a fearful manner.
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Fearfulness
(gcide) | Fearfulness \Fear"ful*ness\, n.
The state of being fearful.
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Fearing
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feared (f[=e]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Fearing.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be
afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See Fear, n.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to
consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
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I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. --Ps.
xxiii. 4.
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Note: With subordinate clause.
I greatly fear my money is not safe. --Shak.
I almost fear to quit your hand. --D. Jerrold.
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2. To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid
the displeasure of.
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Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
--Milton.
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3. To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by {fear
for}. [R.]
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The sins of the father are to be laid upon the
children, therefore . . . I fear you. --Shak.
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4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]
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Ay what else, fear you not her courage? --Shak.
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5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach
of by fear. [Obs.]
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Fear their people from doing evil. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. --Shak.
Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.
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Fearless
(gcide) | Fearless \Fear"less\, a.
Free from fear.
Syn: Bold; daring; courageous; intrepid; valorous; valiant;
brave; undaunted; dauntless; heroic. -- Fear"less*ly,
adv. -- Fear"less*ness, n.
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Fearlessly
(gcide) | Fearless \Fear"less\, a.
Free from fear.
Syn: Bold; daring; courageous; intrepid; valorous; valiant;
brave; undaunted; dauntless; heroic. -- Fear"less*ly,
adv. -- Fear"less*ness, n.
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Fearlessness
(gcide) | Fearless \Fear"less\, a.
Free from fear.
Syn: Bold; daring; courageous; intrepid; valorous; valiant;
brave; undaunted; dauntless; heroic. -- Fear"less*ly,
adv. -- Fear"less*ness, n.
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Fearnaught
(gcide) | Fearnaught \Fear"naught`\ (f[=e]r"n[add]t`), n.
1. A fearless person.
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2. A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught;
also, a warm garment.
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Fearsome
(gcide) | Fearsome \Fear"some\ (f[=e]r"s[u^]m) a.
1. Frightful; causing fear. [Scotch] "This fearsome wind."
--Sir W. Scott
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2. Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome
thing." --B. Taylor
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For fear
(gcide) | Fear \Fear\, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming
suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra
danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and
to E. fare, peril. See Fare.]
1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of
evil, or the apprehension of impending danger;
apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most
moderate, may be thus expressed, -- apprehension,
fear, dread, fright, terror.
[1913 Webster]
Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the
thought of future evil likely to befall us.
--Locke.
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Where no hope is left, is left no fear. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Script.)
(a) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid,
God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt
toward the Supreme Being.
(b) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.
[1913 Webster]
I will put my fear in their hearts. --Jer.
xxxii. 40.
[1913 Webster]
I will teach you the fear of the Lord. --Ps.
xxxiv. 11.
[1913 Webster]
Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to
whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.
--Rom. xiii.
7.
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3. That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension
or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger;
dreadfulness.
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There were they in great fear, where no fear was.
--Ps. liii. 5.
[1913 Webster]
The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a
more equal enterprise. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
For fear, in apprehension lest. "For fear you ne'er see
chain nor money more." --Shak.
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God-fearing
(gcide) | God-fearing \God"-fear`ing\, a.
Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God; devoutly
religious.
Syn: devout, pious.
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A brave god-fearing man. --Tennyson.
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a god-fearing and law-abiding people. --H. L.
Mencken
[WordNet 1.5] godforsaken |
Unaffeared
(gcide) | Unaffeared \Unaffeared\
See affeared. |
Unfeared
(gcide) | Unfeared \Unfeared\
See feared. |
Unfearful
(gcide) | Unfearful \Unfearful\
See fearful. |
Unfearing
(gcide) | Unfearing \Unfearing\
See fearing. |
afeard
(wn) | afeard
adj 1: a pronunciation of afraid [syn: afeard(p),
afeared(p)] |
afeared
(wn) | afeared
adj 1: a pronunciation of afraid [syn: afeard(p),
afeared(p)] |
cape fear
(wn) | Cape Fear
n 1: a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the
Atlantic Ocean |
cape fear river
(wn) | Cape Fear River
n 1: a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the
Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear |
fear
(wn) | fear
n 1: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific
pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or
fight) [syn: fear, fearfulness, fright] [ant:
bravery, fearlessness]
2: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up
out of fear of public reaction" [syn: concern, care,
fear]
3: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the
fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the
French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for
the law bordered on veneration" [syn: fear, reverence,
awe, veneration]
v 1: be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible
or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get
aggressive"
2: be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters
in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" [syn:
fear, dread]
3: be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear
I won't make it to your wedding party"
4: be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the
final exams"
5: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider
hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your
father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: reverence, fear,
revere, venerate] |
fearful
(wn) | fearful
adj 1: experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance";
"fearful of criticism"
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful
risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that
London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster";
"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a
dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions
shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire,
direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful,
fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific,
terrible]
3: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly
dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn: cowardly,
fearful] [ant: brave, courageous]
4: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a
frightful mistake" [syn: fearful, frightful]
5: timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little
mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the
large dog" [syn: fearful, timorous, trepid] |
fearfully
(wn) | fearfully
adv 1: in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully" [ant:
dauntlessly, fearlessly, intrepidly]
2: in an alarming manner; "they were fearfully attacked" |
fearfulness
(wn) | fearfulness
n 1: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific
pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or
fight) [syn: fear, fearfulness, fright] [ant:
bravery, fearlessness]
2: the trait of being afraid [ant: fearlessness] |
fearless
(wn) | fearless
adj 1: oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in
facing them [syn: unafraid(p), fearless] [ant:
afraid(p)]
2: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
"fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
[syn: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy,
intrepid, unfearing] |
fearlessly
(wn) | fearlessly
adv 1: without fear; "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat"
[syn: fearlessly, dauntlessly, intrepidly] [ant:
fearfully] |
fearlessness
(wn) | fearlessness
n 1: feeling no fear [syn: fearlessness, bravery] [ant:
fear, fearfulness, fright]
2: the trait of feeling no fear [ant: fearfulness] |
fearsome
(wn) | fearsome
adj 1: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an
awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so
direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of
the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease
it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling";
"horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible
curse" [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a),
dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome,
frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible] |
fearsomely
(wn) | fearsomely
adv 1: in a fearsome manner; "a sabre slammed fearsomely through
the thicket in all directions" |
god-fearing
(wn) | god-fearing
adj 1: deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people"
H.L.Mencken [syn: devout, god-fearing] |
homona coffearia
(wn) | Homona coffearia
n 1: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
[syn: tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia] |
unfearing
(wn) | unfearing
adj 1: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious
explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers";
"intrepid pioneers" [syn: audacious, brave,
dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid,
unfearing] |
fear and loathing
(foldoc) | fear and loathing
(Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of
dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are
totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous - Intel 8086s,
COBOL, EBCDIC, or any IBM machine except the Rios
(also known as the RS/6000).
[Jargon File]
(1994-12-06)
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fear-driven development
(foldoc) | fear-driven development
When project management adds more pressure (fires
someone or something). A play on test-driven development.
[arnis-l, {Dodgy Coder
(http://www.dodgycoder.net/2011/11/yoda-conditions-pokemon-exception.html)}].
(2014-09-04)
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fear and loathing
(jargon) | fear and loathing
n.
[from Hunter S. Thompson] A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with
certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged
but ubiquitous — Intel 8086s, or COBOL, or EBCDIC, or any IBM machine
bigger than a workstation. “Ack! They want PCs to be able to talk to the AI
machine. Fear and loathing time!”
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