Definitions
Strong feeling of danger or worry
Word origin
From Middle English fere, feore, from Old English fēre (“able to go, fit for service”), from Proto-Germanic *fēriz (“passable”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to put across, ferry”). Cognate with Scots fere, feir (“well, active, sound”), Middle High German gevüere (“able, capable, fit, serviceable”), Swedish för (“capable, able, stout”), Icelandic fær (“able”). Related to fare.
Used in a sentence
“He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.”
“I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.”
“Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Dread”4 letters
02“Haunted-house feeling”4 letters
03“Scared feeling”4 letters
04“Scary feeling”4 letters
05“Strong worry”4 letters
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