English-Thai Dictionary
fear
N ความกลัว ความเกรงกลัว ความตกใจ dread fright horror terror courage dash kwam-klua
fear
VI กลัว ตระหนกตกใจ เกรงกลัว หวาดหวั่น apprehend dread klua
fear
VT ทำให้ กลัว ทำให้ หวั่นเกรง apprehend dread tam-hai-kua
fear for
PHRV วิตกกังวล เกี่ยวกับ ห่วงใย เกี่ยวกับ wi-tok-kang-won-kiao-kab
fearful
ADJ น่า เกรงกลัว น่ากลัว ขี้กลัว afraid apprehensive nervous brave courageous na-kang-kua
fearfully
ADV อย่าง น่ากลัว
fearfulness
N ความ น่ากลัว ความหวาดกลัว cowardice timidity kwam-na-klua
fearless
ADJ กล้าหาญ ปราศจาก ความกลัว ใจกล้า ใจเด็ด brave resolute unafraid cowardly kar-han
fearnaught
N ผ้าขนสัตว์ หนา ใช้ ทำ เสื้อคลุม fearnought fearnougth
fearsome
ADJ น่ากลัว น่า หวาดหวั่น น่าหวาดกลัว alarming dreadful na-kua
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FEAR
n.[See the Verb. ] 1. A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger. Fear expresses less apprehension than dread, and dread less than terror and fright. The force of this passion, beginning with the most moderate degree, may be thus expressed, fear, dread, terror, fright. Fear is accompanied with a desire to avoid or ward off the expected evil. Fear is an uneasiness of mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.
Fear is the passion of our nature which excites us to provide for our security, on the approach of evil.
2. Anxiety; solicitude.
The principal fear was for the holy temple.
3. The cause of fear.
Thy angel becomes a fear.
4. The object of fear.
Except the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me. Genesis 31:42.
5. Something set or hung up to terrify wild animals, by its color or noise. Isaiah 24:17, 18; Jeremiah 48:43, 44.
6. In scripture, fear is used to express a filial or a slavish passion. In good men, the fear of God is a holy awe or reverence of God and his laws, which springs from a just view and real love of the divine character, leading the subjects of it to hate and shun every thing that can offend such a holy being, and inclining them to aim at perfect obedience. This is filial fear.
I will put my fear in their hearts. Jeremiah 32:4 .
Slavish fear is the effect or consequence of guilt; it is the painful apprehension of merited punishment. Romans 8:15.
The love of God casteth out fear. 1 John 4:18.
7. The worship of God.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psalm 34:11.
8. The law and word of God.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever. Psalm 19:9.
9. Reverence; respect; due regard.
Render to all their dues; fear to whom fear. Romans 13:7.
FEAR
v.t.[L. vereor.] 1. To feel a painful apprehension of some impending evil; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotions of alarm or solicitude. We fear the approach of an enemy or of a storm. We have reason to fear the punishment of our sins.
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Psalm 23:4.
2. To reverence; to have a reverential awe; to venerate.
This do, and live: for I fear God. Genesis 42:18.
3. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach by fear, or by a scarecrow. [This seems to be the primary meaning, but now obsolete. ]
We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey.
FEAR
v.i.To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtility, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3.
Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Genesis 15:1.
FEAR
n.A companion. [Not in use. See Peer. ]
FEARED
pp. Apprehended or expected with painful solicitude; reverenced.
FEARFUL
a. 1. Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. I am fearful of the consequences of rash conduct. Hence,
2. Timid; timorous; wanting courage.
What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? Deuteronomy 2 :8.
3. Terrible; impressing fear; frightful; dreadful.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 1 :31.
4. Awful; to be reverenced.
O Lord, who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises? Exodus 15:11.
That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Jehovah, thy God. Deuteronomy 28:58.
FEARFULLY
adv. 1. Timorously; in fear.
In such a night did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew.
2. Terribly; dreadfully; in a manner to impress terror.
There is a cliff, whose high and bending head looks fearfully on the confined deep.
3. In a manner to impress admiration and astonishment.
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14.
FEARFULNESS
n. 1. Timorousness; timidity.
2. State of being afraid; awe; dread.
A thing that makes a government despised, is fearfulness of, and mean compliances with, bold popular offenders.
3. Terror; alarm; apprehension of evil.
Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Isaiah 33:14.
FEARLESS
a. 1. Free from fear; as fearless of death; fearless of consequences.
2. Bold; courageous; intrepid; undaunted; as a fearless hero; a fearless foe.
FEARLESSLY
adv. Without fear; in a bold or courageous manner; intrepidly. Brave men fearlessly expose themselves to the most formidable dangers.
FEARLESSNESS
n.Freedom from fear; courage; boldness; intrepidity. He gave instances of an invincible courage and fearlessness in danger.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FEAR
FEAR Fear, n.
Defn: A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion. [Obs. ] Spenser.
FEAR
Fear, n. Etym: [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. fara danger, G. gefahr, Icel. far harm, mischief, plague, and to E. fare, peril. See Fare. ]
1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
Note: The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most moderate, may be thus expressed, -- apprehension, fear, dread, fright, terror. Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us. Locke. Where no hope is left, is left no fear. Milton.
2. (Script. ) (a ) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng. (b ) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth. I will put my fear in their hearts. Jer. xxxii. 4 . I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Ps. xxxiv. 11. render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due. .. fear to whom fear. Rom. xiii. 7.
3. That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness. There were they in great fear, where no fear was. Ps. liii. 5. The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise. Shak. For fear, in apprehension lest. "For fear you ne'er see chain nor money more. " Shak.
FEAR
Fear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feared; p. pr. & vb. n. Fearing.] Etym: [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be afraid, AS. fFear, n.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude. I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Ps. xxiii. 4.
Note: With subordinate clause. I greatly fear my money is not safe. Shak. I almost fear to quit your hand. D. Jerrold.
2. To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of. Leave them to God above; him serve and fear. Milton.
3. To be anxious or solicitous for. [R.] The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore. .. I fear you. Shak.
4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs. ] Ay what else, fear you not her courage Shak.
5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. z2 fera their people from doing evil. Robynsin (More's utopia ). Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. Shak.
Syn. -- To apprehend; drad; reverence; venerate.
FEAR
FEAR Fear, v. i.
Defn: To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil. I exceedingly fear and quake. Heb. xii. 21.
FEARER
FEARER Fear "er, n.
Defn: One who fars. Sir P. Sidney.
FEARFUL
FEARFUL Fear "ful, a.
1. Full of fera, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power. Bp. Warburton.
2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid. What man is there that is fearful and fain-hearted Deut. xx. 8.
3. Indicating, or caused by, fear. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. Shak.
4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful. This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God. Deut. xxviii. 58. Death is a fearful thing. Shak. In dreams they fearful precipices tread. Dryden.
Syn. -- Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; ho
FEARFULLY
FEARFULLY Fear "ful *ly, adv.
Defn: In a fearful manner.
FEARFULNESS
FEARFULNESS Fear "ful *ness, n.
Defn: The state of being fearful.
FEARLESS
FEARLESS Fear "less, a.
Defn: Free from fear.
Syn. -- Bold; courageous; interpid; valor -- Fear "less *ly, adv. -- Fera "less *ness, n.
FEARNAUGHT
FEARNAUGHT Fear "naught `, n.
1. A fearless person.
2. A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught; also, a warm garment.
FEARSOME
FEARSOME Fear "some a.
1. Frightful; causing fear [Scotch ] "This fearsome wind. " Sir W. Scott
2
Defn:. Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome thing. " B. Taylor
New American Oxford Dictionary
fear
fear |fi (ə )r ˈfɪ (ə )r | ▶noun an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat: drivers are threatening to quit their jobs in fear after a cabby's murder | fear of increasing unemployment | he is prey to irrational fears. • archaic a mixed feeling of dread and reverence: the love and fear of God. • (fear for ) a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety and well-being of someone: police launched a search for the family amid fears for their safety. • the likelihood of something unwelcome happening: she could observe the other guests without too much fear of attracting attention. ▶verb [ with obj. ] be afraid of (someone or something ) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening: he said he didn't care about life so why should he fear death? | [ with clause ] : farmers fear that they will lose business. • [ no obj. ] (fear for ) feel anxiety or apprehension on behalf of: I fear for the city with this madman let loose in it. • [ with infinitive ] avoid or put off doing something because one is afraid: they aim to make war so horrific that potential aggressors will fear to resort to it. • used to express regret or apology: I'll buy her book, though not, I fear, the hardback version. • archaic regard (God ) with reverence and awe. PHRASES for fear of (or that ) to avoid the risk of (or that ): no one dared refuse the order for fear of losing their job. never fear used to reassure someone: we shall meet again, never fear. put the fear of God in (or into ) someone cause someone to be very frightened. without fear or favor impartially: make all your decisions without fear or favor. ORIGIN Old English fǣr ‘calamity, danger, ’ fǣran ‘frighten, ’ also ‘revere. ’
fearful
fear ful |ˈfi (ə )rfəl ˈfɪ (ə )rfəl | ▶adjective 1 feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety: bond traders have remained fearful of inflation | [ with clause ] : the mothers were fearful that their daughters would marry and move abroad. • causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying: a fearful accident. 2 informal very great: he could cause a fearful commotion. DERIVATIVES fear ful ness noun
fearfully
fear ful ly |ˈfi (ə )rfəlē ˈfɪrfəli | ▶adverb 1 in an anxious manner; apprehensively: he glanced over his shoulder fearfully. 2 [ as submodifier ] dreadfully; extremely: she was fearfully worried for the welfare of her family.
fearless
fear less |ˈfi (ə )rlis ˈfɪ (ə )rləs | ▶adjective lacking fear: a fearless defender of freedom. DERIVATIVES fear less ly adverb, fear less ness noun
fearmongering
fear mon ger ing |ˈfi (ə )rˌməNGəriNG ˈfɪ (ə )rˌməŋərɪŋ | ▶noun the action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue: his campaign for re-election was based on fearmongering and deception. DERIVATIVES fear mon ger noun
fearsome
fear some |ˈfi (ə )rsəm ˈfɪ (ə )rsəm | ▶adjective frightening, esp. in appearance: the cat mewed, displaying a fearsome set of teeth. DERIVATIVES fear some ly adverb, fear some ness noun
feart
feart |ˈfɪət |(also feared ) ▶adjective Scottish afraid: ye're feart to stand out from the crowd.
Oxford Dictionary
fear
fear |fɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm: I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past | fear of unemployment is paralysing the economy | [ count noun ] : he is prey to irrational fears. • [ count noun ] (fear for ) a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety of someone: police launched a hunt for the family amid fears for their safety. • the likelihood of something unwelcome happening: she observed the other guests without fear of attracting attention. • archaic a mixed feeling of dread and reverence: the love and fear of God. ▶verb [ with obj. ] be afraid of (someone or something ) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful: I hated him but didn't fear him any more | [ with clause ] : farmers fear that they will lose business. • [ no obj. ] (fear for ) feel anxiety on behalf of: I fear for the city with this madman let loose in it. • [ with infinitive ] avoid doing something because one is afraid: she eventually feared to go out at all. • used to express regret or apology: I shall buy her book, though not, I fear, the hardback version. • archaic regard (God ) with reverence and awe. PHRASES for fear of (or that ) to avoid the risk of (or that ): no one dared refuse the order for fear of losing their job. never fear used to reassure someone: we shall meet again, never fear. no fear Brit. informal used as an emphatic expression of denial or refusal: ‘Are you coming with me? ’ ‘No fear —it's too exciting here. ’. put the fear of God in (or into ) someone make someone very frightened. without fear or favour impartially. ORIGIN Old English fǣr ‘calamity, danger ’, fǣran ‘frighten ’, also ‘revere ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr ‘danger ’.
fearful
fear |ful |ˈfɪəfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 feeling or showing fear or anxiety: they are fearful of the threat of nuclear war | [ with clause ] : he's fearful that his career is over. • causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying: a fearful accident. 2 informal very great: he was in a fearful hurry. DERIVATIVES fearfulness noun
fearfully
fear |ful ¦ly |ˈfɪəf (ə )li, ˈfɪəfʊli | ▶adverb 1 in an anxious manner; apprehensively: he glanced over his shoulder fearfully. 2 [ as submodifier ] dreadfully; extremely: she was fearfully worried for the welfare of her family.
fearless
fear |less |ˈfɪəlɪs | ▶adjective showing a lack of fear: a fearless crusader for animal rights. DERIVATIVES fearlessly adverb, fearlessness noun
fearmongering
fearmongering |ˈfɪəmʌŋgərɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue: his campaign for re-election was based on fearmongering and deception. DERIVATIVES fearmonger noun
fearsome
fear |some |ˈfɪəs (ə )m | ▶adjective frightening, especially in appearance: the cat mewed, displaying a fearsome set of teeth. DERIVATIVES fearsomely adverb, fearsomeness noun
feart
feart |ˈfɪət |(also feared ) ▶adjective Scottish afraid: ye're feart to stand out from the crowd.
American Oxford Thesaurus
fear
fear noun 1 he felt fear at entering the house: terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress; anxiety, worry, angst, unease, uneasiness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, nervousness, nerves, perturbation, foreboding; informal the creeps, the shivers, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, jitteriness, twitchiness, butterflies (in the stomach ). 2 she overcame her fears: phobia, aversion, antipathy, dread, bugbear, nightmare, horror, terror; anxiety, neurosis; informal hang-up. 3 there's no fear of my leaving you alone: likelihood, likeliness, prospect, possibility, chance, probability; risk, danger. ▶verb 1 she feared her husband: be afraid of, be fearful of, be scared of, be apprehensive of, dread, live in fear of, be terrified of; be anxious about, worry about, feel apprehensive about. 2 he fears heights: have a phobia about, have a horror of, take fright at. 3 he feared to tell them: be too afraid, be too scared, hesitate, dare not. 4 they feared for his health: worry about, feel anxious about, feel concerned about, have anxieties about. 5 all who fear the Lord: stand in awe of, revere, reverence, venerate, respect. 6 I fear that you may be right: suspect, have a (sneaking ) suspicion, be inclined to think, be afraid, have a hunch, think it likely. WORD LINKS -phobia forming words meaning ‘fear of something, ’ such as claustrophobia (‘fear of being in enclosed spaces ’) or technophobia (‘fear of new technology ’)Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
fearful
fearful adjective 1 they are fearful of being overheard: afraid, frightened, scared (stiff ), scared to death, terrified, petrified; alarmed, panicky, nervous, tense, apprehensive, uneasy, worried (sick ), anxious; informal jittery, jumpy. 2 the guards were fearful: nervous, trembling, quaking, cowed, daunted; timid, timorous, faint-hearted; informal jittery, jumpy, twitchy, trepidatious, keyed up, in a cold sweat, a bundle of nerves; informal spooked. 3 a fearful accident: horrific, terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, frightful, ghastly, horrible, horrifying, horrendous, terribly bad, shocking, atrocious, abominable, hideous, monstrous, gruesome.
fearfully
fearfully adverb she opened the door fearfully: apprehensively, uneasily, nervously, timidly, timorously, hesitantly, with one's heart in one's mouth.
fearless
fearless adjective fearless warriors: bold, brave, courageous, intrepid, valiant, valorous, gallant, plucky, lionhearted, heroic, daring, audacious, indomitable, doughty; unafraid, undaunted, unflinching; informal gutsy, spunky, ballsy, feisty. ANTONYMS timid, cowardly.
fearsome
fearsome adjective the crocodile's teeth were a fearsome sight: frightening, scary, horrifying, terrifying, menacing, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, alarming, unnerving, daunting, formidable, forbidding, dismaying, disquieting, disturbing. WORD TOOLKIT See formidable . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
fear
fear noun 1 she felt fear at entering the house: terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress; anxiety, worry, angst, unease, uneasiness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, nervousness, nerves, timidity, disquiet, disquietude, discomposure, unrest, perturbation, foreboding, misgiving, doubt, suspicion; informal the creeps, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the shakes, the collywobbles, jitteriness, twitchiness, butterflies (in the stomach ); Brit. informal funk, blue funk, the (screaming ) abdabs; Austral. rhyming slang the Joe Blakes; N. Amer. archaic worriment; rare inquietude. ANTONYMS calmness; confidence. 2 she sought help to overcome her fears: phobia, aversion, antipathy, dread, bugbear, bogey, nightmare, horror, terror; anxiety, neurosis, complex, mania; abnormal fear, irrational fear, obsessive fear; French bête noire; informal hang-up. 3 archaic the fear of God: awe, wonder, wonderment, amazement; reverence, veneration, respect; dread. ANTONYMS indifference. 4 there's no fear of me leaving you alone: likelihood, likeliness, prospect, possibility, chance, odds, probability, expectation, conceivability, feasibility, plausibility; risk, danger. ▶verb 1 she feared her husband: be afraid of, be fearful of, be scared of, be apprehensive of, dread, live in fear of, go in terror of, be terrified of, be terrified by, cower before, tremble before, cringe from, shrink from, flinch from; be anxious about, worry about, panic about, feel consternation about, have forebodings about, feel apprehensive about; Brit. informal be in a blue funk about. 2 he fears heights and open spaces: have a phobia about, have a horror of, have a dread of, shudder at, take fright at. 3 he feared to let them know he was awake: be too afraid, be too scared, be too apprehensive, hesitate; dare not; informal have cold feet about. 4 they all feared for his health: worry about, feel anxious /concerned about, have anxieties about, have qualms about, feel disquiet for, be solicitous for. 5 archaic all who fear the Lord: stand in awe of, regard with awe, revere, reverence, venerate, respect; dread, be intimidated by. 6 I fear that you may be right: suspect, have a (sneaking ) suspicion, have a (sneaking ) feeling, feel, be inclined to think, be afraid, have a foreboding, have a hunch, think it likely, be of the opinion, suppose, reckon. WORD LINKS fear -phobia suffix meaning ‘fear of something ’, as in claustrophobia phobophobia fear of fear Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
fearful
fearful adjective 1 they are fearful of being overheard by the enemy: afraid, frightened, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, terrified, petrified; alarmed, panicky, nervous, tense, apprehensive, uneasy, hesitant, disquieted, worried, worried sick, anxious; Brit. nervy; informal jittery, jumpy, in a (blue ) funk; Brit. informal strung up; dialect frit; archaic afeared, affrighted. 2 the guards were ill trained and fearful: nervous, trembling, quaking, quivering, shrinking, cowering, cowed, daunted; timid, timorous, diffident, faint-hearted, cowardly, pusillanimous; Brit. nervy; informal jittery, jumpy, twitchy, keyed up, yellow, chicken, in a cold sweat, a bundle of nerves, like a cat on a hot tin roof, frightened of one's own shadow; Brit. informal having kittens, like a cat on hot bricks, windy; N. Amer. informal spooked, spooky, antsy; dated overstrung, unquiet. 3 there has been a fearful accident: terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, frightful, ghastly, horrific, horrible, horrifying, horrendous, very bad, terribly bad, shocking, atrocious, abominable, hideous, monstrous, dire, grim, unspeakable, gruesome, grievous, lamentable, distressing, harrowing, alarming. ANTONYMS minor. 4 informal he was in a fearful hurry: very great, great, extreme, real, dreadful; informal terrible, impossible; Brit. informal right, proper.
fearfully
fearfully adverb 1 she opened the door fearfully: apprehensively, uneasily, nervously, timidly, timorously, diffidently, hesitantly; with apprehension /trepidation, with bated breath, with one's heart in one's mouth. 2 informal Stephanie looked fearfully glamorous: extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, remarkably, uncommonly, extraordinarily, incredibly, most, very, really, immensely, thoroughly, positively, decidedly, downright; Scottish unco; N. Amer. quite; informal tremendously, awfully, terribly, frightfully, dreadfully, terrifically, desperately, seriously, devilishly, hugely, fantastically, madly, ultra, too … for words, mucho, mega, majorly, oh-so; Brit. informal jolly, ever so, dead, well, fair, right; N. Amer. informal real, mighty, awful, plumb, powerful, way; S. African informal lekker; informal, dated devilish, hellish, frightfully; archaic exceeding.
fearless
fearless adjective the most fearless man I've ever seen in battle: bold, brave, courageous, intrepid, valiant, valorous, gallant, plucky, lionhearted, stout-hearted, heroic, daring, dynamic, spirited, mettlesome, confident, audacious, indomitable, doughty; unafraid, undaunted, unflinching, unshrinking, unblenching, unabashed; informal game, gutsy, spunky, ballsy, go-ahead, have-a-go, feisty; rare venturous. ANTONYMS timid; cowardly.
fearsome
fearsome adjective the crocodile's teeth are a fearsome sight: frightening, horrifying, terrifying, menacing, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, alarming, startling, unnerving, daunting, formidable, forbidding, dismaying, disquieting, disturbing, harrowing; appalling, dreadful, monstrous, horrendous; awe-inspiring, awesome, impressive, imposing, tremendous; informal scary, hairy. WORD TOOLKIT fearsome See formidable . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fear
fear /fɪə r / (! -earは /ɪə r /) 〖「不意の危険 」＞「不安, 恐怖心 」〗(形 )fearful, fearless 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U C «…への » 恐れ , 恐怖 (感 ) «of » (!terrorはfearよりかなり強い恐怖, horrorはぞっとする恐ろしさを示す; dreadは悪いことが起きるかもしれないという恐れ; →afraid 形容詞 1 ) ▸ be frozen with [by ] fear 恐怖に身が凍る ▸ have [show, develop ] fear 恐れを抱く [見せる, つのらせる ]▸ a fear of flying [the unknown ]飛行機 [知られざる物 ]への恐怖心 ▸ strike fear into A ('s heart )A 〈人 〉に恐怖心を抱かせる .2 a. U C «…(するのではないか )という » 不安 , 懸念 «of (do ing ), that 節 » ; « …への » 心配 «for » ▸ hopes and fears 期待と不安 ▸ the fear of losing my job ≒the fear that I might lose my job 失業するかもしれないという不安 (!that節内の 動詞 は通例may [might ], will [would ]などの 助動詞 と共に用いる ) ▸ one's fear for one's daughter's future 娘の将来への心配 b. C 【よくないことが起こる 】恐れ, 可能性 «of , that 節 , of do ing » ▸ There is no fear of thunder [his getting sick ].雷が起きる [彼が病気になる ]心配はない ▸ There were fears that all the data would be destroyed .すべてのデータが破壊される恐れがあった 3 U (主に神への )畏 （おそ ）れ .for f é ar of A A 〈物 事 〉にならないように (!Aは 名詞 動名 ) ▸ He hardly breathed for fear of being found .彼は見つからないように息をひそめた for f é ar (that ) ……することを恐れて ; …しないように (!that節内の 動詞 は ↑名詞 2a 第2例 ) ▸ The scene was cut for fear (that ) children might imitate it .そのシーンは子供たちがまねしないようにカットされた in [with ] f è ar and tr é mbling ひどく怖がって, びくびくして .in f é ar (of A [do ing ])(A 〈物 事 〉[…すること ]を )恐れて, 怖がって ▸ in fear of one's life 殺されるのではないかと恐れて .N ò f é ar! ｟英 くだけて ｠ありえない, まっぴらだ (!提案などに対する強い拒否を表して ) .p ù t the f è ar of G ó d into A ｟くだけて ｠(わざと )A 〈人 〉を怖がらせる [脅す ].without f è ar or f á vor ｟かたく ｠公正 [公平 ]に .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing /fɪ́ərɪŋ /他動詞 (!通例進行形にしない ) 1 a. 〖fear A /to do /doing 〗A 〈人 事 物 〉が […するのが ]こわい , 恐ろしい ▸ fear death [the dark ]死 [暗やみ ]がこわい ▸ I just fear being hurt .私はただ傷つくのがこわい b. ｟かたく ｠〖fear to do /doing 〗(こわくて )…するのをためらう ▸ She feared to discover the truth .彼女は恐ろしくて真実を知りたくなかった ▸ Fools rush in where angels fear to tread .｟ことわざ ｠天使が恐れて踏み込まないところへ愚者は行くものだ (!愚かにも無茶をする ) 2 a. 〖fear A /(that )節 〗Aを […ではないかと ]心配する , 不安になる ▸ Some fear the worst .最悪の事態を懸念する者もいる ▸ It was feared that rocks would fall on us .岩が我々に落ちてくるのではと案じられた b. 〖fear A C 〗AがCなのではと案じる (!Cがto doの場合は受け身のみ ) ▸ All passengers were feared (to be ) dead .乗客全員が死亡したのではと危ぶまれた 3 ｟かたく ｠〖～ (that )節 〗残念ながら …ではないかと思う (!(1 )be afraidよりかたい表現. (2 )挿入節として文中や文尾にも用いられる ) ▸ I fear I'll never see you again .残念だがもうお目にかかれそうにありません ▸ I fear so [not ].残念ながらその [そうではない ]ようです 4 〈神など 〉を畏れる .自動詞 (危険ではないかと )【人を 】心配する, 気遣う ;【生命 安否などを 】案じる , 危惧 （きぐ ）する «for » ▸ The President feared for the hostage [hostage's life ].大統領は人質の安否 [命 ]を心配した ▸ Fear not! ≒Never fear !｟やや古 ｠心配するな (!通例はNever mind! ) .
fearful
fear ful /fɪ́ə r f (ə )l /→fear 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 ｟かたく ｠〖be fearful of [about ] A /of doing 〗〈人が 〉A 〈物 事 〉を […するのではないかと ] 恐れている, こわがっている ; 〖～ that [｟かたく ｠lest ]節 〗…ではないかと恐れている ; 〖～ for A 〗A 〈将来など 〉が不安である, Aを心配している ▸ The police are fearful of being attacked [another attack ] by aggressive residents .警察は攻撃的な地域住民から襲われるの [のさらなる攻撃 ]を恐れている 2 おびえた, びくびくした .3 ｟英 やや古 くだけて ｠ひどく悪い, 最悪の ▸ a fearful situation ひどい状況 4 ｟やや古 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗恐ろしい ▸ fearful looks 恐ろしげな顔つき 5 ものすごい, 非常な ▸ fearful joy ものすごい喜び 6 (神を )畏 （おそ ）れる ,敬虔 （けいけん ）な .～ness 名詞 U 恐ろしさ ; こわがること ; ひどさ, ものすごさ .
fearfully
f é ar ful ly 副詞 1 恐れて, 恐る恐る .2 ｟くだけて ｠ひどく, とても ▸ It's fearfully cold .とても寒い
fearless
fear less /fɪ́ə r ləs /→fear 形容詞 more ～; most ～｟ほめて ｠〈人が 〉 (何物も )恐れない, 恐れを知らぬ, 勇敢な ; « …を » 恐れない «of » (→brave コーパスの窓 )▸ a fearless climber こわいもの知らずの登山家 ▸ a fearless warrior 勇敢な兵士 ～ly 副詞 大胆不敵に .～ness 名詞 U こわいもの知らず .
fearsome
fear some /fɪ́ə r s (ə )m /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈姿などが 〉恐ろしい (frightening ).2 恐れている, 臆病 （おくびよう ）な .3 ｟くだけて ｠すごい, 大変な .～ly 副詞
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