fears

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fears¹

  • /fɪəz/ UK
  • /fɪɹz/ US

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)z

noun

  1. plural plural of fear All our fears have come to pass: we are doomed but have nothing left to fear.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of fear He fears the dark, so he invented a longer-lasting light bulb.

Fears²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Fear

Fears³

Where it comes from

Patronymic from Fear.

proper noun Fearses

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fearfulness, dread, fright, care, concern, venerate, reverence, revere, stinks, afraid, scare, worried, worry, anxieties, apprehensions, blows

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"fears." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fears. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fears. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fears

Chicago

"fears." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fears.

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@misc{fears_2026,
  title = {fears},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fears},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}