The aim of this article is to revisit a model of multifaceted fear during the
COVID-19 pandemic proposed by Schimmenti et al. (2020) in light of the distinction
between fear and anxiety. Although the latter remains unresolved, the boundary
between fear and anxiety is more fluid than firm and a strict dichotomy between
them is not tenable. The four domains of fear during the COVID-19 pandemic have
characteristics of both fear and anxiety, which manifest themselves differently within
each fear domain and are experienced differently by people and at different points
in time. This conceptual approach has implications for understanding COVID-19-
related fears and their treatment.