The phrase "acknowledged fear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a fear that has been recognized or accepted, often in a psychological or emotional context.
Example: "The therapist noted the patient's acknowledged fear of failure, which was impacting their decision-making."
Alternatives: "recognized fear" or "accepted fear".
After listening to the men go on about having the same courage as gladiators and Old West heroes, Annette can't help commenting on Michael's acknowledged fear of rodents.
Video: An excerpt from a TimesTalks interview with Tilda Swinton "We Need to Talk About Kevin," though it evokes real-life atrocities like the 1999 Columbine school shootings, is less a psychological or sociological case study than a horror movie, a variant on the bad-seed narrative that feeds on a primal (and seldom acknowledged) fear of children.
Some individuals acknowledged fear of permanently losing work mates and good friends.
Although many participants acknowledged fear and doubts upon hearing the word breast cancer and screening, social support from family and friends served as a source of motivation, enhanced confidence, lessened fears or having someone to encourage them for performing preventive behaviors.
Lynch did not name the Trump administration but she acknowledged fears that some have expressed about the future.
Jessica, a college student, acknowledged fears about her future, but brightened as she surveyed her fellow shoppers.
Diplomats acknowledged fears that outlawing the men might only encourage them to join the fight outright in Macedonia.
But, when pressed, they acknowledged fears that, if the West didn't come to their aid soon, radical Islamists could exploit the fragile situation.
He acknowledged fears among other road users, which were exacerbated in September when the Segway company's owner, Jimi Heselden, died after losing control of his machine.
Mr Moore acknowledged fears that fracking could cause contamination.
In the Lords, Health Minister Earl Howe acknowledged fears that removing the cap could see trusts "increasing private income at the expense of NHS patients", creating a "two-tier" health service "with those who can afford to pay going to the front of the queue".
