feared UK /fɪəd/US /fɪɹd/ adjective3 •Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others. •Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence. •(dialect, no longer used) Frightened, afraid.Conscience grows feared: the heart grows hardened: while you delay, the Devil rules and rejoyceth: […] — 1649 formsmore feared · most feared