# feared

Pronunciation: say "FEERD" US /fɪɹd/, UK /fɪəd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of fear. — simple past and past participle of fear
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of fear. Use this form for something that happened in the past, or after "have" or "had."
   - _The villagers feared the coming winter more than the raiders._
   - _Doctors had long feared an outbreak in the crowded camps._

## Adjective

2. Describing a person or thing that causes great fear in others.
   - Simple: Causing strong fear in other people.
   - _The feared general led his troops into the valley at dawn._
   - _Across the region she was a feared and ruthless competitor._
3. Held in fear, respect, or reverence by others.
   - Simple: Seen by others with fear, respect, or deep honor.
   - _The feared monarch commanded both dread and devotion from her subjects._
   - _Ancient warriors were feared and revered almost as gods._

## Origin

**Meanings 2–3** — Formed from "fear" combined with the suffix "-ed".
**Meaning 1** — From Middle English "ferd", "feerd", or "fered", equivalent to "fear" plus the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/feared (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).