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Definitions for Feared

[1] afraid; afeard.
[2] a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
[3] a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of heights.
[4] concern or anxiety; solicitude: a fear for someone's safety.
[5] reverential awe, especially toward God: the fear of God.
[6] something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of: Cancer is a common fear.
[7] anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur: Having grown up during the Great Depression, he had a constant fear of running out of money.
[8] to regard with fear; be afraid of.
[9] to have reverential awe of.
[10] to consider or anticipate (something unpleasant) with a feeling of dread or alarm: It's about to snow again, I fear.
[11] Archaic . to experience fear in (oneself): I fear me he will ne'er forgive us.
[12] to have fear; be afraid: I'll go with you, so do not fear!
[13] to feel apprehensive or uneasy (usually followed by for ): In this time of economic instability, I fear for my children's future.
[14] a feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger, pain, etc
[15] a cause of this feeling
[16] awe; reverence fear of God
[17] concern; anxiety
[18] possibility; chance there is no fear of that happening
[19] for fear of , for fear that or for fear lest to forestall or avoid
[20] no fear certainly not
[21] put the fear of God into to frighten
[22] to be afraid (to do something) or of (a person or thing); dread
[23] (tr) to revere; respect
[24] (tr; takes a clause as object) to be sorry: used to lessen the effect of an unpleasant statement I fear that you have not won
[25] (intr foll by for ) to feel anxiety about something
[26] an archaic word for frighten

Words related to Feared

formidable, redoubtable

Words nearby Feared

fe, fe., feal, fealty, fear, feared, fearful, fearfully, fearless, fearnought, fearsome

Origin of Feared

before 900; Middle English fere, Old English fær sudden attack or danger; cognate with Old Saxon fār ambush, Dutch gevaar, German Gefahr danger, Old Norse fār disaster

Other words from Feared

un·feared , adjective
self-fear·ing , adjective
un·fear·ing , adjective

Word origin for Feared

Old English fǣr ; related to Old High German fāra , Old Norse fār hostility, Latin perīculum danger

Synonyms for Feared

formidable, redoubtable