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    dread
    /drɛd/

    verb

    • 1. anticipate with great apprehension or fear: "Jane was dreading the party"
    • 2. regard with great awe or reverence: archaic "the man whom Henry dreaded as the future champion of English freedom"

    noun

    • 1. great fear or apprehension: "the thought of returning to London filled her with dread"
    • 2. a sudden take-off and flight of a flock of gulls or other birds: "flocks of wood sandpiper, often excitable, noisy, and given to dreads"

    adjective

    • 1. greatly feared; dreadful: "he was stricken with the dread disease and died"
    • 2. regarded with awe; greatly revered: archaic "that dread being we dare oppose"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDREAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun. uk / dred / us / dred / dread noun (FEAR) [ U ] a strong feeling of fear or worry: fill someone with dread The prospect of working full-time fills me with dread. A feeling of dread crept over me as I approached the door. Synonym. apprehension. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dreadDread Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage. fear of the unknown. dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety. faced the meeting with dread.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › dreadDREAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dread definition: to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of. See examples of DREAD used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDREAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you dread something, you feel very anxious because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdread verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of dread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dreadDread - definition of dread by The Free Dictionary

    1. a. Profound fear; terror: "the dread of a fire that would end not just my life but everyone else's" (Jan Clausen). b. Fearful or anxious anticipation: the dread of saying something foolish on stage. See Synonyms at fear. c. An instance of fear or fearful anticipation: His dreads about school finally subsided. d.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dreadDread - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The noun dread describes the fear of something bad happening, like the dread you feel when walking alone on a deserted street in the dark. Dread is a feeling of fear, but it can also be the desire to avoid something.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDREAD | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DREAD definition: 1. to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet: 2. used to say that…. Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdread noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a feeling of great fear about something that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this feeling. The prospect of growing old fills me with dread. She has an irrational dread of hospitals.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › dreaddread | meaning of dread in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    dread meaning, definition, what is dread: to feel anxious or worried about somethi...: Learn more.