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A f___ is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure.Then one day his worst fears were confirmed.His fears might be groundless.Good planning will help reduce uncertainty and the fear that accompanies it. nounFear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger.I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear....boyhood memories of sickness and fear of the dark.All I want is to overcome my fear of heights, but I really don't know how.A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure.Then one day his worst fears were confirmed.His fears might be groundless.Good planning will help reduce uncertainty and the fear that accompanies it.If you say that there is a fear that something unpleasant or undesirable will happen, you mean that you think it is possible or likely .There was no fear that anything would be misunderstood.There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.If you have fears for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger.He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture....fear for her own safety.verbIf you fear someone or something, you are frightened because you think that they will harm you.Many people fear change because they do not like the old ways to be disrupted.If you fear something unpleasant or undesirable, you are worried that it might happen or might have happened.She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis.More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack by loyalist forces.If you fear for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger.Carla fears for her son.He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.If you fear to do something, you are afraid to do it or you do not wish to do it.She pursed her lips together, as though fearing to betray her news.You say that you fear that a situation is the case when the situation is unpleasant or undesirable, and when you want to express sympathy, sorrow, or regret about it.I fear that a land war now looks very probable.'Is anything left at all?'—'I fear not.' B1

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fear fearsfearingfeared

query	A f___ is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened. These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure. Then one day his worst fears were confirmed. His fears might be groundless. Good planning will help reduce uncertainty and the fear that accompanies it.
word	fear
full-definition	noun Fear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger. I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear. ...boyhood memories of sickness and fear of the dark. All I want is to overcome my fear of heights, but I really don't know how. A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened. These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure. Then one day his worst fears were confirmed. His fears might be groundless. Good planning will help reduce uncertainty and the fear that accompanies it. If you say that there is a fear that something unpleasant or undesirable will happen, you mean that you think it is possible or likely . There was no fear that anything would be misunderstood. There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors. If you have fears for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger. He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture. ...fear for her own safety. verb If you fear someone or something, you are frightened because you think that they will harm you. Many people fear change because they do not like the old ways to be disrupted. If you fear something unpleasant or undesirable, you are worried that it might happen or might have happened. She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis. More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack by loyalist forces. If you fear for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger. Carla fears for her son. He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life. If you fear to do something, you are afraid to do it or you do not wish to do it. She pursed her lips together, as though fearing to betray her news. You say that you fear that a situation is the case when the situation is unpleasant or undesirable, and when you want to express sympathy, sorrow, or regret about it. I fear that a land war now looks very probable. 'Is anything left at all?'—'I fear not.'
inflections	fearsfearingfeared
cefr-level	B1

Fear Unpleasant Happen Happened I Thought Danger Worried