genuine fear

collocation in English

meaningsofgenuineandfear

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genuine
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/us
/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/
If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears ...
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fear
noun[C or U]
uk
/fɪər/us
/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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(Definition ofgenuineandfearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the level of the trade-union leadership, there wasgenuinefearof the chaotic and anarchic potential of the workers themselves.
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They have agenuinefearthat pollution could be caused as a result of a slurry overspill.
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It is not because we on this side are filibustering, but because we have agenuinefearthat a mistake is being made here.
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I accept the fact, leaving out the political views of others, that there is bound to begenuinefear.
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That is agenuinefearon the part of my constituents.
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In addition to these influences there was agenuinefearamong the mining community as to the danger of overproduction.
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No doubt some farmers bought their farms not because they wanted to become landowners, but because they had agenuinefear.
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The problem is thegenuinefearof ill health as a result of the positioning of a mast in a highly residential area.
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I should not want to be party to any scaremongering, but there isgenuinefearamong the people who live in that area.
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They have agenuinefearof, and a genuine repugnance for advertising.
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It seemed to me that he really did have agenuinefearfor our future.
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He said that there was always agenuinefearof change, particularly in relation to such a sensitive matter as housing.
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The alarmist fears stirred up by groups—sometimes in very good faith, throughgenuinefearthat the regulations would have a damaging effect—have not materialised.
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That is agenuinefear, and it needs to be tackled.
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It is mygenuinefearthat should we divide tonight we shall only strengthen that impression and it will thus be one more milestone.
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There is agenuinefearthat, once social services become involved, the consequences can sometimes be dire for the whole family.
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I accept that his is agenuinefear, but there is no evidence to support it.
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This is agenuinefearwhich we must respect.
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That is a real andgenuinefearamong officials.
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I can assure him that this is agenuinefearwhich the oil companies have expressed.
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