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Fear vs. Ailurophobia

Difference Between Fear and Ailurophobia

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.
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Ailurophobia

Ailurophobia (pronunciation: aɪˌlʊər əˈfoʊ bi ə) is a type of specific phobia. Particularly, it is a somewhat rare animal phobia characterized by the persistent and excessive fear of cats.
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Fear

A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger
Our fears intensified as the storm approached.
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Ailurophobia

Fear of cats.
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Fear

A state or condition marked by this feeling
living in constant fear of attack.
saved as much as he could for fear of losing his job.
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Ailurophobia

a morbid fear of cats
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Fear

A feeling of disquiet or apprehension
a fear of looking foolish.
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Fear

A reason for dread or apprehension
Being alone is my greatest fear.
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Fear

Extreme reverence or awe, as toward a deity.
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Fear

To be afraid or frightened of
a boy who fears spiders.
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Fear

To be uneasy or apprehensive about
We all feared what we would see when the grades were posted.
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Fear

To consider probable; expect
I fear you are wrong. I fear I have bad news for you.
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Fear

To revere or be in awe of (a deity, for example).
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Fear

To be afraid
Your injury is minor. Don't fear.
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Fear

To be uneasy or apprehensive
We fear for the future of the business.
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Fear

(uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
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Fear

(countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
Not everybody has the same fears.
I have a fear of ants.
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Fear

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

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
I fear the worst will happen.
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Fear

(intransitive) To feel fear.
Never fear; help is always near.
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Fear

To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for.
She fears for her son’s safety.
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Fear

(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.
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Fear

(transitive) To regret.
I fear I have bad news for you: your husband has died.
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Fear

To cause fear to; to frighten.
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Fear

To be anxious or solicitous for.
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Fear

To suspect; to doubt.
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Fear

(dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
hale and fear
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Fear

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.
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Fear

A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.
Where no hope is left, is left no fear.
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Fear

Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Being.
I will put my fear in their hearts.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.
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Fear

That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
There were they in great fear, where no fear was.
The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise.
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Fear

To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
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Fear

To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.
Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
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Fear

To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by fear for.
The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore . . . I fear you.
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Fear

To suspect; to doubt.
Ay what else, fear you not her courage?
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Fear

To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.
Fear their people from doing evil.
Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs.
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Fear

To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
I exceedingly fear and quake.
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Fear

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

an anxious feeling;
care had aged him
they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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Fear

a profound emotion inspired by a deity;
the fear of God
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Fear

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event;
I fear she might get aggressive
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Fear

be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;
I fear the winters in Moscow
We should not fear the Communists!
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Fear

be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement;
I fear I won't make it to your wedding party
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Fear

be uneasy or apprehensive about;
I fear the results of the final exams
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Fear

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;
Fear God as your father
We venerate genius
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