feared

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
  2. verb be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
  3. verb be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement

Etymology

From Middle English fard, feard, ferd, ferde, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.

Synonyms

fear

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