fear
noun
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
Example Sentences
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Then John’s father gets home, takes him outside to the family’s garage and shows us, most shockingly, that fearlessness is not inborn.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The journey will require an impenetrable will and a fearlessness to sacrifice everything for the sake of democracy for all.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hannah Einbinder brings vulnerability to a project that needs her brand of self-excoriating fearlessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Díaz’s fearlessness is one trait that Roberts admires about his new closer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
When she got to the part about the slaves touching Our Lady’s heart and how she filled them with fearlessness and plans of escape, June turned up the volume.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
