fear :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

n. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

fear

v. be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"

fear

v. be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"

fear, dread

v. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"

reverence, fear, revere, venerate

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

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concern, worry, headache, vexation

n. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread

n. fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

alarm, dismay, consternation

n. fear resulting from the awareness of danger

agitation

n. the feeling of being agitated; not calm

trepidation

n. a feeling of alarm or dread

affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia

n. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

sympathy, fellow feeling

n. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

solicitude, solicitousness

n. a feeling of excessive concern

trepidation

n. a feeling of alarm or dread

phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosis

n. an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"

respect, esteem, regard

n. an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

consider

v. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"

evaluate, pass judgment, judge

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

adore

v. love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure

v. be fond of; be attached to

laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim

v. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

favor, favour, grace, honor, honour

v. confer

bless

v. confer prosperity or happiness on

idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere

v. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

acclaim, hail, herald

v. praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

eulogize, eulogise

v. praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral"

rate, rank, range, order, grade, place

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

honor, honour, reward

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

deify

v. exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"

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fearlessness, bravery

n. feeling no fear

security

n. freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security"

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

disrespect, disesteem

v. have little or no respect for; hold in contempt

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