• Noun: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
• Noun: an anxious feeling; examples: "care had aged him", "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
• Noun: a profound emotion inspired by a deity; example: "the fear of God"
• Verb: be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; example: "I fear she might get aggressive"
• Verb: be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; examples: "I fear the winters in Moscow", "We should not fear the Communists!"
• Verb: be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; example: "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
• Verb: be uneasy or apprehensive about; example: "I fear the results of the final exams"
• Verb: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; examples: "Fear God as your father", "We venerate genius"
Fear comes in two packages fear of failure, and sometimes, fear of success.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.