fears

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
he is prey to irrational fears

verb, 3rd person present

be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.
I hated him but didn't fear him any more
farmers fear that they will lose business

Old English fǣr ‘calamity, danger’, fǣran ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr ‘danger’.

The singular form of fears is: fear.
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fears is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

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Meaning extreme fear:

Meaning a sudden intense feeling of fear:

Meaning an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust:

Meaning an anxious awareness of danger:

Meaning sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour:

Meaning a state of anxiety or nervous excitement:

Meaning a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen:

Meaning great fear or apprehension:

Meaning a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected:

Meaning concern and distress caused by something unexpected:

Meaning extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain:

Meaning a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome:

Meaning the state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems:

Meaning a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general:

Meaning anxiety or discontent:

Meaning a feeling of anxiety or discomfort:

Meaning anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen:

Meaning the quality or state of being nervous:

Meaning a whitish fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs:

Meaning lack of courage or confidence:

Meaning a feeling of worry or unease:

Meaning a state of uneasiness or anxiety:

Meaning the state or feeling of being disturbed or agitated; agitation:

Meaning a state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder:

Meaning anxiety; mental uneasiness:

Meaning a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension:

Meaning a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something:

Meaning a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction:

Meaning a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true:

Meaning the quality or state of being nervous or anxious:

Meaning a state of great fear or panic:

Meaning archaic or humorous term for worry:

Meaning physical or mental restlessness or disturbance:

Meaning an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something:

Meaning a strong dislike or disinclination:

Meaning a deep-seated feeling of aversion:

Meaning a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation:

Meaning a score of one stroke over par at a hole:

Meaning a frightening or unpleasant dream:

Meaning a relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviour, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reali:

Meaning a group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network:

Meaning mental illness marked by periods of great excitement or euphoria, delusions, and overactivity:

fears antonyms

Meaning the state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion:

Meaning the feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something:

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