FEAR

Fear

Fear is an emotion induced by a perceived threat which causes entities to quickly pull far away from it and usually hide. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger leading to an urge to confront it or flee from it but in extreme cases of fear a freeze or paralysis response is possible. Some psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that there is only a small set of basic or innate emotions and that fear is one of them. This hypothesized set includes such emotions as joy, sadness, fright, dread, ...

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F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon is a first-person shooter psychological horror video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Vivendi Universal and the first game in the F.E.A.R. series. It was released on October 18, 2005, for Microsoft Windows, and ported by Day 1 Studios to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Timegate Studios has released two expansion packs, F.E.A.R. Extraction Point in October 2006 and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate in November 2007. Both the expansions were ported to the Xbox 360 packed under the title F.E.A.R. Files. A direct sequel titled F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, was ...

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fear

Noun

  1. A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
  2. A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
  3. Extreme veneration or awe, as toward a supreme being or deity.

Verb

  1. To cause fear to; to frighten.
  2. To feel fear about (something); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
  3. To venerate; to feel awe towards.
  4. Regret.
  5. To be anxious or solicitous for.
  6. To suspect; to doubt.

Adjective

  1. Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
    hale and fear


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