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feared.

Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/fɪəd/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/fɪːd/British, Southern, Standard/fɪjəd/British, Southern, Standard/fɪɹd/General-American
  1. Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.

  2. Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.

  3. Frightened, afraid.

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fard, feard, ferd, ferde, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.

verb/fɪəd/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/fɪːd/British, Southern, Standard/fɪjəd/British, Southern, Standard/fɪɹd/General-American
  1. simple past and past participle of fear

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ferd, feerd, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.

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