"feared" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fɪɹd/ [General-American], /fɪəd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-feared.ogg [US] Forms: more feared [comparative], most feared [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)d Etymology: From fear + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|fear|-ed}} fear + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} feared (comparative more feared, superlative most feared)
  1. Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
    Sense id: en-feared-en-adj-vDJKipq6
  2. Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.
    Sense id: en-feared-en-adj-G8S4M~64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /fɪɹd/ [General-American], /fɪəd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-feared.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)d Etymology: From Middle English ferd, feerd, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ferd}} Middle English ferd, {{m|enm|feerd}} feerd, {{m|enm|fered}} fered, {{af|en|fear|-ed}} fear + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} feared
  1. simple past and past participle of fear Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fear Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-feared-en-verb-ePWB4CtP Disambiguation of Fear: 14 30 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 6 8 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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