Adjective
befürchtet
feared, fearfully expected as a negative (unfortunate) possibility
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Meanings
Adjective
- feared, fearfully expected as a negative (unfortunate) possibility
In a sentence
Die Behörden ergriffen Maßnahmen, um dem befürchteten Ausbruch einer Choleraepidemie vorzubeugen.
The authorities took measures to prevent the feared outbreak of a cholera epidemic.