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How to sign: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Similiar / Same: fearfulness, fright
Categories: emotion
Within this category: alarm, apprehension, creeps, frisson, horror, hysteria, intimidation, panic, scare, stage fright, timidity
How to sign: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
"Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius";
Similiar / Same: reverence, venerate, revere
Categories: esteem, prise, prize, respect, value
Within this category: enshrine, worship
How to sign: be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
"I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!";
Similiar / Same: dread
Within this category: panic
