Definition of "feared" []

• Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of fear. (verb)

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• "Everything they feared is about to come to pass and they seem to be completely out of options."
• "Anyone who has learned some Roman history knows that the only person that ancient Rome admits to having feared is the Carthaginian general Hannibal."
• "From Aleppo, Brand was forced to travel to Cairo where he was kept under arrest and interrogated repeatedly for information on Hungary, the German intelligence system, and even Zionist armed activities (which Britain feared might threaten their role in Palestine)."