The phrase "latent fear" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a hidden or underlying fear that is present but not immediately obvious. Example: Despite her confident demeanor, there was always a latent fear in Rachel's heart about failing her exams.
If Martin did truly feel intimidated by Incognito, might he not be acting out of some kind of latent fear?
Evidence, perhaps, of a latent fear of authority or simply too many encounters with East German frontier officials.
No Christian, even the son of a Holocaust survivor, can feel the latent fear that has clearly been activated in Mr. Rich by "The Passion of the Christ".
There is little doubt that politics, cultural prejudices and latent fear after a terrible season of terrorism in France have newly inflamed the debate.
And there was some latent fear, which surfaced now and again in remarks of Arthur Senior's, that the bottled-gas company might blow up, and that if it did the family would go with it.
His first journey, made in European Russia in the early 1980's and recorded in "Where Nights Are Longest," had been dominated by his latent fear of the police state; in the early 90's he traveled to the newly independent countries of central Asia, producing "The Lost Heart of Asia".
His forthright style has reinforced latent fears of American imperialism, maybe to the cost of his troops now.
Or perhaps that Australians would be so impressed by the sheer number of progressives giving up their Easter Saturday for the cause that they'd put their unanswered questions and latent fears aside and wholeheartedly embrace our Muslim brothers and sisters?
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, united both countries on a common goal -- fighting global terrorism -- and at least temporarily replaced latent fears of an inevitable clash between the Pacific powers with a real and immediate threat, analysts on both sides say.
"There had been latent fears about his Taliban policies," said Fahd Husain, a television presenter.
Certainly, these top officials have some latent fears about the 2014 elections.
