Collocations for fear - noun

deep, great, real, terrible
It was the first time she had experienced real fear.

growing | irrational | unfounded, well-founded
Our fears proved unfounded.

experience, feel, have
She did not know why she should feel such fear.

be filled with, be gripped by, be paralysed by/with, be trembling with | express, show, voice
The boy showed no fear. | Doctors have voiced fears that we may be facing an epidemic.

cause, fuel, instil
This incident has fuelled fears of a full-scale war. | the fear that her mother had instilled in her

allay, dispel, overcome
The government is keen to allay the public''s fears. | She managed to overcome her fear.

live in
The people live in fear of attack by the bandits.

abate, subside
When she heard the news, some of her fear subsided.

grip sb, haunt sb
A sudden fear gripped him.

for ~ of
Nobody refused for fear of losing their job.

in ~
He ran away in fear.

out of ~
He lied out of fear.

through ~
The pupils obeyed through fear of punishment.

without ~
She stared at him without fear.

with ~
His face was white with fear.

~ about
his fear about what might happen

~ for
my fear for her safety

~ of
They have a terrible fear of failure.

fear and trepidation
The men set off in fear and trepidation.

strike fear into (the heart of) sb
The sound of gunfire struck fear into the hearts of the villagers.