fear
US /fɪr/
noun, verb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Many people have a fear of speaking in front of large groups.
Synonyms
- dreadfearful expectation or anticipation
- anxiety(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
- apprehensionfearful expectation or anticipation
Collocations
- Easy fear of heightsto fear of heights, meaning to be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
- Medium fear of losing clientsto fear of losing clients, meaning to be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
- Hard stoke inflation fear among investorsto stoke inflation fear among investors, meaning to stir up or tend; of a fire
- Very Hard without fear or favor in judicial rulingslacking or in the absence of fear or favor in judicial rulings
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.