Care and Fear

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Care noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.

Usage example: on vacation, without a care in the world

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Fear is a synonym for care in concern topic. In some cases you can use "Fear" instead a noun "Care", when it comes to topics like anxiety.

Fear noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.

Usage example: fear for her family's safety drove her to seek help from neighbors she hardly knew

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Care is a synonym for fear in concern topic. You can use "Care" instead a noun "Fear", if it concerns topics such as anxiety.

human	human care	human fear
good	good care	good fear
particular	particular care	particular fear
common	common care	common fear
Other adjectives: public, complete, total, genuine, real, constant, extreme, great, little, bad, main, personal, general, universal, less, basic, greatest, parental.

life	care life	fear life
people	care people	fear people
idea	care idea	fear idea
name	care name	fear name
Other words: place, time, characters, magic, father, brother, rules, humans.

Le Guin's Rocannon's World fit this trope to a T: a small child-like race that just wants to enjoy a simple communal life free of care and fear.

Source: Hobbits
They chose to swap this around, feeling it amped up the fear if Scarlet was left to take care of the children instead of Doyle.

Source: Revised Ending
In addition, she wants to be respected and awed, and doesn't care if she has to rule by love or by fear to get that respect.

Source: Chaotic Evil

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