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dread
[ dred ]
verb (used with object)
- to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of:
to dread death.
Antonyms:
- to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience:
I dread going to big parties.
- Archaic. to hold in respectful awe.
verb (used without object)
- to be in great fear.
noun
- terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- a person or thing dreaded.
- dreads, Informal. dreadlocks.
- Informal. a person who wears dreadlocks.
- Archaic. deep awe or reverence.
adjective
- greatly feared; frightful; terrible.
Synonyms: , ,
- held in awe or reverential fear.
dread
/ ɛ /
verb
- to anticipate with apprehension or terror
- to fear greatly
- archaic.to be in awe of
noun
- great fear; horror
- an object of terror
- slang.a Rastafarian
- archaic.deep reverence
adjective
- literary.awesome; awe-inspiring
Other Word Forms
- ·· adjective
- ·Ա noun
- · noun verb (used with object)
- ܲ·· adjective
- ܲ··Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dread1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dread1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The sight of a suitcase has historically inspired dread in me.
There’s dread in the hoodoo mysticism that blues voices like Sammie’s have — voices with the power, like Orpheus, to unite the living and the dead.
Today’s tax filing deadline is usually a dreaded experience for taxpayers who have to dole out a big chunk of dough to the government.
This book is brutal and unsparing in its portrayal of its characters, with the growing dread palpable as the book drives forward, even as it’s incredibly big-hearted and leaves you emotionally eviscerated by the end.
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve also provides some hope in this global era of crisis, great anxiety and dread.
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