The act of feeling afraid or anxious about something that might happen.
From Old English 'fær,' meaning 'danger' or 'peril,' which came from Proto-Germanic roots. The verb form developed in Middle English as people began using the noun to describe the feeling itself.
Fear is one of the oldest human emotions—the word itself comes from ancient roots referring to physical danger, which shows that humans have been feeling scared since the beginning of language itself.
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