Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A feeling of distress or worry caused by the possibility of danger or harm
Fear
/fɪə/Synonyms:
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Examples:
In creative life, our passions coexist with our fears.
Nicholas feared he had offended him.
'Your fear of him seems greater than your love for me.'
Etymology:
The word fear comes from Old English fǣr meaning sudden danger, derived from Proto-West Germanic *farą, which can be traced back to Proto-Germanic faraz, also related to the Latin periculum.
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