feared

adjworrisome

Word Origin & History

Old English fær "calamity, sudden danger, peril," from Proto-Germanic *feraz "danger" (cf. Old Saxon far "ambush," Old Norse far "harm, distress, deception," Dutch gevaar, German Gefahr "danger"), from PIE root *per- "to try, risk, come over, go through" (perhaps connected with Greek peira "trial, attempt, experience," Latin periculum "trial, risk, danger").

Sense of "uneasiness caused by possible danger" developed late 12c. Old English words for "fear" as we now use it were ege, fyrhto; as a verb, ondrædan.

Example Sentences for feared

He feared now she meant to lose it irrevocably through remarriage.

She had feared he might rush his proposal through that night; he had been so much in earnest.

These shrinking hairs, they feared not death, but they seemed to fear Malbone.

I feared rough usage at the railroad, and rougher associations.

I knew by the way the girl stopped crying that she both knew and feared ...

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Synonyms for feared

adj worrisome

Antonyms for feared

unfeared