Lingaku恐れる【おそれる】
Frequency rank: 2,177.
- to fear; to be afraid of
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 恐れる【おそれる】Frequency rank: 2,177.
- 怖れる【おそれる】Frequency rank: 17,665. – 17,726.
- 畏れる【おそれる】Frequency rank: 18,876. – 18,962.
- 懼れる【おそれる】
- 惧れる【おそれる】
- おそれるFrequency rank: 34,168. – 34,520.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] fears [Situation]
[Person] fears [Change]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to fear; to be afraid of
This meaning expresses a sense of anxiety or apprehension regarding possible danger, harm, or negative outcomes. It can be used to describe both specific fears and general feelings of anxiety.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おそれ恐れをいだく抱くto harbor a fearおそれいる恐れ入るto be sorry; to be very gratefulおそろしい恐ろしいことa frightening thingおそれ恐れしら知らずfearless; unafraidおそれる恐れることなくwithout fearおそれ恐れをかんじる感じるto feel fearおそれ恐れをとりのぞく取り除くto alleviate fearひと人をおそれる恐れるto fear peopleおそれさせる恐れさせるto instill fearおそれ恐れをこくふく克服するto overcome fearおそれ恐れがつよまる強まるfear intensifies
Generated related terms (experimental)
おそれる恐れる【おそれる】
To fear or be afraid of something; the act of experiencing fear in response to a perceived threat.
こわがる怖がる【こわがる】
To be frightened or scared of something; often used to describe a more childlike fear.
The child is scared of thunder.
To worry or be anxious about something; a feeling of concern or unease.
おそれる畏れる【おそれる】
To revere or have a sense of fear and respect; often used in a more formal or spiritual context.
I revere God.
おくする臆する【おくする】
To be timid or to shy away from something; often implies a hesitation due to fear or cowardice.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.
Recently I've stopped being afraid of "living in shame" and being exposed to "public ridicule".
The opera was graced with the august presence of the Crown Prince and Princess.
5. はなしをする話をすることでじぶん自分をさらけだす曝け出すことをおそれ恐れず、えいご英語でたにん他人としゃべるあらゆるきかい機会をとらえなさい。そうすればじきにけいしきはらない形式張らないかいわ会話のばめん場面できらく気楽になれるであろう。
Don't be afraid to show yourself through speech and take every opportunity to speak to others in English and soon you will feel right at home in informal conversational situations.
Your presentation was so smooth and fluent - what can I say?
She dreads going blind because she's wearing thick glasses.
My mother never drives for fear of causing an accident.
She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.