feared

feared · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of "fear"; felt anxiety or dread about something.

  2. 2.

    Was regarded with fear or dread by others.

Related words

Antonyms: embraced, welcomed
See also: fear, fearful, fearing
Synonyms: dreaded, was afraid of, worried about

Etymology

From Old English fǣran ("to frighten, terrify"), related to fǣr ("danger, sudden calamity"). The word has Germanic roots shared with Old High German fāra ("ambush, danger").