I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , deep , deep-seated , genuine , great , intense , overwhelming , pure , real , terrible , utter
▪
My biggest ~ was that my children would get sick.
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It was the first time she had experienced real ~.
▪ worst
▪ growing
▪ general , widespread
▪ constant , nagging
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the constant ~ of discovery
▪ irrational , unfounded , unreasonable
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Our ~s proved unfounded.
▪ legitimate , well-founded
▪ primal
▪
the most primal ~, that of death
▪ mortal , paralysing/paralyzing
▪ public
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Public ~s about the disease increased.
▪ childhood
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the girl's childhood ~ of being eaten by monsters
VERB + FEAR
▪ experience , feel , have
▪
She did not know why she should feel such ~.
▪ be filled with , be gripped by , be paralysed/paralyzed by , be paralysed/paralyzed with , tremble with
▪ express , show , voice
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The boy showed no ~.
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Doctors have voiced ~s that we may be facing an epidemic.
▪ confront , face
▪ cause , inspire , instil/instill
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the ~ that her mother had instilled in her
▪ fuel , heighten , raise , stoke
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This incident will fuel ~s of a full-scale war.
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This stoked ~s of financial difficulties.
▪ exploit
▪ confirm
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My worst ~s were confirmed.
▪ allay , alleviate , assuage , calm , conquer , dispel , ease , overcome , quell
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The government is anxious to allay the public's ~s.
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She managed to overcome her ~.
▪ hide , mask
FEAR + VERB
▪ abate , subside
▪
When she heard the news, some of her ~ subsided.
▪ grow ( esp. BrE )
▪
Fears are growing of a new oil embargo.
▪ grip sb , haunt sb , overcome sb
▪
A sudden ~ gripped him.
▪ course through sb , wash over sb , wash through sb
▪ strike sb
PREPOSITION
▪ for ~ of
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Nobody refused for ~ of being fired.
▪ in ~
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He ran away in ~.
▪ in ~ of
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The men hesitated in ~ of whatever was to come next.
▪ out of ~
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He lied out of ~.
▪ through ~
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The students obeyed through ~ of punishment.
▪ with ~
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His face was white with ~.
▪ without ~
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She stared at him without ~.
▪ ~ about
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his ~ about what might happen
▪ ~ for
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my ~ for her safety
▪ ~ of
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They have a terrible ~ of failure.
▪ ~ over
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new ~s over terrorism
PHRASES
▪ ~ and loathing
▪ ~ and trembling , ~ and trepidation
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The men set off in ~ and trepidation.
▪ live in
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The people live in ~ of attack by the bandits.
▪ strike ~ into (the heart of) sb
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The sound of gunfire struck ~ into the hearts of the villagers.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ genuinely , greatly , really
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This disease is greatly ~ed.
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I really ~ed that this might be the end.
▪ rightly
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Everyone rightly ~ed the coming war.
VERB + FEAR
▪ seem to
▪ begin to
▪ learn to
▪
He learned to ~ and respect this force of nature.
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
We ~ed for their safety.
PHRASES
▪ have little to ~ , have nothing to ~
▪
You have nothing to ~ from him.
▪ have reason to ~ sth
▪ have no reason to ~ sth
Fear is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ critic , ↑ expert
Fear is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ answer , ↑ backlash , ↑ consequence , ↑ death , ↑ effect , ↑ failure , ↑ persecution , ↑ rejection , ↑ repercussion , ↑ reprisal , ↑ retaliation , ↑ retribution , ↑ worst , ↑ wrath