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Fear Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 : to be afraid of : expect with alarm fear the worst 2 : to have a reverential awe of fear God 3 archaic : frighten 4 archaic : to feel fear in (oneself) intransitive verb : to be afraid or apprehensive feared for their lives feared to go out at night fearer noun