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[Noun] | "fear" | \ ˈfir \
1: an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger
2: an instance of this emotion
3: a state marked by this emotion
Origin: 12th century ;
Middle English fer, going back to Old English fǣr, fēr "unexpected danger, peril," going back to Germanic *fēra- or *fēran- (whence also Old Saxon fār "lurking danger," Old High German fāra "ambush, danger," Old Norse fár "evil, mischief, plague"), perhaps going back to a lengthened-grade nominal derivative of a proposed Indo-European verbal base *per- "test, risk" {mat|peril:1|};
* Note : Attested in Gothic only in the presumed derivative ferja, translating Greek enkáthetos "one put in secretly, spy." Though the etymology proposed above is conventional in dictionaries, the original meaning of the Germanic etymon and its relation to a putative Indo-European *per- are uncertain. See note at {peril:1|peril:1}. The meaning of the Middle and Modern English noun appears to be derivative of the verb (see: {fear:2|fear:2}) rather than a development of the Old English meaning.;
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[Verb] | "fear"
1: to be afraid of : expect with alarm
2: to have a reverential awe of
3: frighten
Origin: before 12th century ;
Middle English feren "to frighten, be afraid of," going back to Old English fǣran, fēran "to take by surprise, frighten," weak verb derivative (as also Old Saxon fāron "to lurk in wait for, frighten," Old High German fārēn "to lurk in wait for, strive, devise ill against," Old Norse færa "to slight, taunt") of Germanic *fēra- or *fēran-{mat|fear:1|};
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[Geographical name] | "Fear, Cape" | \ ˈfir \
1: cape on the Atlantic at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in southernmost North Carolina
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[Geographical name] | "Cape Fear" | \ ˈfir \
1: river 202 miles (325 kilometers) long in central and southeastern North Carolina flowing southeast into the Atlantic
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[Phrasal verb] | "fear for"
1: to feel concern for (something or someone) : to worry about (something or someone)
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[Idiom] | "fear for one's life"
1: to be afraid one might be killed
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[Idiom] | "fear for one's/someone's life"
1: to feel that one/someone is in danger of dying or being killed
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[Idiom] | "fear not"
1: —used in speech to say that there is no reason to be afraid or worried
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[Idiom] | "fear the worst"
1: to fear that the worst possible thing has happened
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[Idiom] | "fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)"
1: —used to say that it is foolish to take action if one does not know much about what he or she is doing
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[Noun] | "fear"
1: the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger;
* e.g., " ... the sight of the headless horseman filled the schoolmaster with fear "
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2: an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble;
* e.g., " ... fear for her family's safety drove her to seek help from neighbors she hardly knew "
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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[ "fear" ]
1: Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.
* e.g., ... "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will allow my fear to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone I will turn my inner eye to see its path. And where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." (From Frank Herbert's Dune)
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[ "fear" ]
1: Fear is the only thing in your way from achieving your goals.
* e.g., ... Fear steered me away from my dreams because I allowed it to overcome my thoughts and cloud my judgement. Those who refuse to allow fear to dictate their lives always end up being successful and happy in life.
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[ "fear" ]
1: fuck
* e.g., ... We are lead by a hundred forms of FEAR
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2: everything
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3: and
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4: run
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5: Another acronym of fear is:
[ "fear" ]
6: false
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7: evidance
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8: appearing
[ "fear" ]
9: real
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[ "fear" ]
1: an emotion which tends to take over your mind causing negative thinking, anger, and even more fear.
* e.g., ... significant other begins acting oddly causing you to fall into a state of fear and depression.
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[ "fear" ]
1: The very thing that destroys people's destinies.
* e.g., ... Fear is an illusion made up by the mind. Once you overcome it, you will unlock the secret to success as well as happiness.
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[ "fear" ]
1: more commonly known as school
* e.g., ... "What's wrong with you?"
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[ "fear" ]
1: What usually keeps us from doing really, really stupid things (like jumping into a pool of pirahnas for example).
* e.g., ... The only thing to fear is fear itself.
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2: Some people think fear is a bad thing.
* e.g., ... ***
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3: Some fears are stupid.
* e.g., ... Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate... leads to suffering.
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[ "fear" ]
1: An emotion which, irrespective of whatever previous emotion you were feeling, instantaneously makes you feel like you are going to die, fills your entire body with adrenaline and sends your heart rate off the scale.
Fear was a very useful evolutionary advance for millions of years, keeping mankind one step ahead of predators and snakes and shit but unfortunately it still occurs in trivial situations, such as:
- when you lean back on your chair to the point it feels like it might suddenly tip over
- when you are eating food in the street and you almost drop a bit on the floor
- when you have been smoking weed with your bong buddies for a few hours and a group of very tall, charismatic people you haven't met before suddenly show up
- when your girlfriend almost discovers the stash of tranny porn you acquired years ago but completely forgot about...until right now
* e.g., ... "Are you coming to the pub?"
"No man I got severely drunk in there last night and exposed myself to everyone. I can't face their accusing eyes until the fear goes away."
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[ "fear" ]
1: "The only thing to fear is fear itself."
* e.g., ... There is nothing worse than fear to be afraid of.
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[ "fear" ]
1: Fear is just a thought that adds to just another undefinable emotion. Thoughts are just things.
* e.g., ... While tripping on LSD, I encountered the fundamental "fear" of death. Then I realized that "I" don't exist and that emotions are just flow. I watch thoughts now, calmly as I wait for the watcher to fully dissolve into nothingness.
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