Fright vs. Fear

Frightnoun

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

Frightnoun

Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.

Frightverb

To frighten.

Frightadjective

(rare) frightened; afraid; affright

Frightnoun

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

Frightnoun

Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.

Frightverb

To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.

Frightnoun

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Frightverb

cause fear in;

Fearnoun

(uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

Fearnoun

(countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.

Fearnoun

(uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.

Fearverb

(transitive) To feel fear about (something or someone); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.

Fearverb

(intransitive) To feel fear (about something).

Fearverb

(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.

Fearverb

(transitive) Regret.

Fearverb

To cause fear to; to frighten.

Fearverb

To be anxious or solicitous for.

Fearverb

To suspect; to doubt.

Fearadjective

(dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

Fearnoun

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

Fearnoun

A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.

Fearnoun

Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Being.

Fearnoun

That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.

Fearverb

To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.

Fearverb

To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.

Fearverb

To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by fear for.

Fearverb

To suspect; to doubt.

Fearverb

To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.

Fearverb

To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.

Fearnoun

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Fearnoun

an anxious feeling;

Fearnoun

a profound emotion inspired by a deity;

Fearverb

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event;

Fearverb

be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;

Fearverb

be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement;

Fearverb

be uneasy or apprehensive about;

Fearverb

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;

Fear

Fear is an emotion induced by the perception or recognition of phenomena which can pose a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes and therefore may produce behavioral changes, such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat.