feared

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fɪrd/ UK /fɪəd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like filled /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

1

adj
regarded with fear; dreaded

He was the most feared boxer of his generation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · regarded with fear; dreaded dreaded terrifying fearsome formidable frightful awesome

Opposites

beloved cherished welcomed

Word family

Related forms fear fearful fearless fearsome

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Etymology

The past participle of the verb 'fear', used adjectivally. 'Fear' is from Old English 'fǣr' ('calamity, sudden danger'), from Proto-Germanic '*fērō' ('danger'), from Proto-Indo-European '*per-' ('to try, risk').

fǣr Old English *fērō Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# feared

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /fɪrd/
**IPA (UK):** /fɪəd/

## Meanings
1. regarded with fear; dreaded

## Examples
- He was the most feared boxer of his generation.

## Synonyms
- dreaded
- terrifying
- fearsome
- formidable
- frightful
- awesome

## Antonyms
- beloved
- cherished
- welcomed

## Related Forms
- fear
- fearful
- fearless
- fearsome

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fǣr
- Root: *fērō

## Etymology
The past participle of the verb 'fear', used adjectivally. 'Fear' is from Old English 'fǣr' ('calamity, sudden danger'), from Proto-Germanic '*fērō' ('danger'), from Proto-Indo-European '*per-' ('to try, risk').

## AI Etymology
Feared is the past participle of the verb 'fear', used adjectivally. 'Fear' is from Old English 'fǣr' ('calamity, sudden danger'), from Proto-Germanic '*fērō' ('danger'), from Proto-Indo-European '*per-' ('to try, risk'). Important recorded forms include fǣr (Old English) and *fērō (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers regarded with fear; dreaded. The wider family includes related words such as fear, fearful, fearless, and fearsome.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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