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fear noun

  /fiə/ , /fiɹ/ , /fɛː/ , /fɪə/ , /fɪəɹ/ , /fɪɹ/
  • (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
 angst, vrees
  • (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
 angst, schrik

fear verb

  /fiə/ , /fiɹ/ , /fɛː/ , /fɪə/ , /fɪəɹ/ , /fɪɹ/
  • (transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
 vrezen, bang zijn voor
  • (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
 vrezen
  • (obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.
 bang zijn
  • (intransitive) To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for [with for].
 vrezen om

fearful adjective

  /ˈfɜː(ɹ)fəl/ , /ˈfɜː(ɹ)fʊl/ , /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/ , /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fʊl/ , /ˈfɪɚfəl/ , /ˈfɪɚfʊl/ , /ˈfɪɹfəl/ , /ˈfɪɹfʊl/
  • Tending to fear; timid.
 schuw, verlegen, vreesachtig, angstig, bang
night fear
nachtangst
fear of failure
faalangst
dental fear
tandartsangst
put the fear of God into
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