underlying fear
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunderlyingandfear
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfear.
underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
See more atunderlying
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 ...
See more atfear
(Definition ofunderlyingandfearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofunderlying fear
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The molecular processesunderlyingfearconditioning is an area of active investigation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If there is anunderlyingfearthat a holiday will be used as a means to abduct a child, notice will not help.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Another unfortunate aspect of their captivity appears to be that they have got anunderlyingfearthat their health has suffered some permanent injury.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have some anxiety about theunderlyingfearin the motion about the effect of the silicon chip.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What was theunderlyingfearwhich animated us in order to get our increased squadrons?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is theunderlyingfearthat it will lead to compulsion.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Theunderlyingfearon both sides should be allowed to heal before federation is pressed further.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is theunderlyingfearthat if such-and-such a story were printed, it would cause an adverse reaction from the readers' point of view, or it might provoke the staff.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is theunderlyingfear.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Bull utilized his extensive knowledge and artistic strength, but showed anunderlyingfearand depression.
From
Wikipedia
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofunderlying
Go to the definition offear
See other collocations withfear