Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Fear is an unpleasant feeling of perceived risk, real or not, or danger. It's one of the basic emotions (see emotion theory). Fear is a very powerful tool for behavior modification. Quote: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" (Franklin D. Roosevelt) See also: angst phobia The opposite is confidence. Self-confidence is confidence in oneself, i.e. in one's abilities and worth, including the abilitiy to cope with one's limitations and problems. Unjustified confidence can cause problems. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.