- for fear of (or that)
- for fear of (or that)to avoid the risk of (or that).→ fear
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
for fear of (or that)
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For fear — Fear Fear, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and to E. fare, peril. See {Fare}.] 1. A painful emotion or passion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
for fear — Because of fear. * /He left an hour early for fear of missing his train./ * /She worried for fear that the child would be hurt./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for fear — Because of fear. * /He left an hour early for fear of missing his train./ * /She worried for fear that the child would be hurt./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for\ fear — Because of fear. He left an hour early for fear of missing his train. She worried for fear that the child would be hurt … Словарь американских идиом
fear — noun 1》 an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm. ↘(fear for) a feeling of anxiety regarding. ↘the likelihood of something unwelcome happening: she observed them without fear of attracting attention. 2》 archaic… … English new terms dictionary
Fear Itself (comics) — Fear Itself Promotional image by Stuart Immonen. Publisher Marvel Comics Publication date April – October 2011 … Wikipedia
Fear of flying — is a fear of being on a plane while in flight. It is also sometimes referred to as aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia or pteromechanophobia.OverviewFear of flying may be a distinct phobia in itself, or it may be an indirect manifestation of one … Wikipedia
Fear Before — performing live Background information Also known as Fear Before the March of Flames Origin … Wikipedia
Fear Agent — is a science fiction comic book series by Rick Remender with art by Tony Moore and Jerome Opena, who alternate on story arcs. It stars the rugged alcoholic Texas spaceman Heath Huston, the supposed last Fear Agent, in a series of fast paced… … Wikipedia
Fear of mice — and rats is one of the most common specific phobias. It is sometimes referred to as musophobia (from Latin mus for mouse ) or murophobia (a coinage from the taxonomic adjective murine for the Muridae family that encompasses mice and rats), or as… … Wikipedia
