exaggerated fear
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexaggeratedandfear
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exaggerated
adjective
uk/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.tɪd/us/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.t̬ɪd/
seeming larger, more important, better, or worse than it ...
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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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But it is precisely because so many people have anexaggeratedfearof all things nuclear that a nuclear threat might seem to attractive.
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There are two reasons, to my mind, which make this anexaggeratedfear.
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That, in my judgment, is an altogetherexaggeratedfear.
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Anexaggeratedfearhas been expressed today about the difficulty and trouble that the copywriters will have by complete equality of treatment being required.
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I think that that is anexaggeratedfear.
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I do not believe that that is anexaggeratedfear.
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We were not entirely satisfied with a number of sections of the legislation, and we believe that there was anexaggeratedfearof releasing documents.
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That was a grosslyexaggeratedfearof his.
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I think that is rather anexaggeratedfear.
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That is anexaggeratedfear.
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Simply anexaggeratedfearof malingering.
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Undercurrents of such relationships led to exaggerated fears and a condemnation of any hint of extra-marital inclinations.
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We must respond not just to real but to exaggerated fears.
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Such a body should see to it that they are not again swept aside by the upsurge of exaggerated fears.
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Pressure groups can play on exaggerated fears of declining standards.
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In this information campaign, we must fight exaggerated fears, but also solve problems as they arise.
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I think that a certain number of exaggerated fears have been expressed today that the suggested change might be brought about.
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These were exaggerated fears, but for all their exaggeration, it would not have been right to sweep them aside.
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They are based entirely on exaggerated fears or cold political calculations with the next elections to national parliaments in mind.
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