"microfear" meaning in English

See microfear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microfears [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + fear. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|fear}} micro- + fear Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} microfear (usually uncountable, plural microfears)
  1. (informal, neologism) A small amount of fear. Tags: informal, neologism, uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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