fear
emotion induced by perceived danger or threat
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Summary
fear is a psychology concept[1]. fear ranks in the top 9% of psychology concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,518 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: basic emotion[3]
- Subclass of: apprehension[4], negative emotion[5]
- Commons category: Fear[6]
- Said to be the same as: angst[7]
- Opposite of: boldness[8], sense of security[9]
- Unicode character: ๐จ[10], ๐ฐ[11], ๐ฑ[12]
- Has cause: intimidation[13], phobia[14], danger[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fear[16]
- Facet of: theory of emotion[17]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[18], Lean Logic[19], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[20], The Domestic Encyclopรฆdia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[21]
- Partially coincident with: dread[22]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://psychology.stackexchange.com/tags/fear[23]
- Has effect: epinephrine binding[24]
- Equivalent class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MFOEM_000026[25], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EMRO_0000004[26], http://www.ontospace.uni-bremen.de/ontology/stable/GUM-3.owl#Fearing[27]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C77960[28]
- Different from: Pelko[29]
- Hashtag: scared[30]
- Exact match: https://valpal.info/parameters/fear[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for fear include Lacus Timoris[33], a lacus[34] and Island of Fear[35], an island[36], in Brazil[37].
Why It Matters
fear has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] fear is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for fear include Lacus Timoris[33], a lacus[34] and Island of Fear[35], an island[36], in Brazil[37].