گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'fear'

1 عمومی:: ترس‌

2 عمومی:: وحشت‌

3 عمومی:: بیم‌

4 عمومی:: ترسیدن‌(از)

5 عمومی:: هراس‌

1 general:: see FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD; FOR FEAR OF; NEVER FEAR; PUT THE FEAR OF GOD IN.

2 general:: fear adjectives sb’s worst/greatest fear • Her worst fear was never seeing her children again. an irrational fear (= one that is not reasonable ) • He grew up with an irrational fear of insects. a deep-seated fear (= very strong and difficult to change ) • He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers. groundless (= without any reason ) • As it turned out, these fears were groundless. verbs conquer/overcome your fear (= stop being afraid ) • She managed to conquer her fear of flying. shake/tremble with fear • He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint. show fear • She was determined not to show fear. be gripped by fear (= be very afraid ) • We were gripped by fear as the boat was tossed around by the waves. be paralysed with fear (= be so afraid that you cannot move ) • Bruce was paralysed with fear when he saw the snake. confirm sb’s fears (= show that what you were afraid of has actually happened ) • The look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears. ease/allay/dispel sb’s fears (= help someone stop being afraid ) • Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language. phrases be in fear of/for your life (= be afraid that you may be killed ) • Celia was in fear of her life when she saw the truck coming toward her. be full of fear • The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses. be/live in fear of something (= be always afraid of something ) • They were constantly in fear of an enemy attack. have no fear of something • He had no fear of death. sb’s hopes and fears • We each had different hopes and fears about the trip. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say that someone 'has fear' . Say that someone is frightened or is afraid .

3 general:: fear a feeling of being frightened: • He was trembling with fear. • Fear of failure should not stop you trying. terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happen: • She let out a scream of pure terror. fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel this: • My body was shaking with fright. • You gave me a fright! • He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all. panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly: • She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing! • There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast. alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happen: • When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm. • The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm. foreboding a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it should: • She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died. phobia a permanent strong unreasonable fear of something: • I had a phobia about going to the dentist.

4 general::   noun ADJ. deep, great, real, terrible It was the first time she had experienced real fear. | growing | irrational | unfounded, well-founded Our fears proved unfounded. VERB + FEAR experience, feel, have She did not know why she should feel such fear. | be filled with, be gripped by, be paralysed by/with, be trembling with | express, show, voice The boy showed no fear. Doctors have voiced fears that we may be facing an epidemic. | cause, fuel, instil This incident has fuelled fears of a full-scale war. the fear that her mother had instilled in her | allay, dispel, overcome The government is keen to allay the public's fears. She managed to overcome her fear. | live in The people live in fear of attack by the bandits. FEAR + VERB abate, subside When she heard the news, some of her fear subsided. | grip sb, haunt sb A sudden fear gripped him. PREP. for ~ of Nobody refused for fear of losing their job. | in ~ He ran away in fear. | out of ~ He lied out of fear. | through ~ The pupils obeyed through fear of punishment. | without ~ She stared at him without fear. | with ~ His face was white with fear. | ~ about his fear about what might happen | ~ for my fear for her safety | ~ of They have a terrible fear of failure. PHRASES fear and trepidation The men set off in fear and trepidation. | strike fear into (the heart of) sb The sound of gunfire struck fear into the hearts of the villagers.

5 general::   verb ADV. genuinely, greatly, really, seriously This disease is greatly feared. I really feared that this might be the end. | rightly Everyone rightly feared the coming war. VERB + FEAR seem to | begin to | have little/nothing to You have nothing to fear from him. | have reason to I have reason to fear that you might abuse your power. PREP. for We feared for their safety.

6 general:: noun terror: Fear will paralyze people. verb dread: I fear no man or woman.

7 general:: fear for sb/sth formal to be worried about something, or to be worried that someone is in danger • Her parents fear for her safety.