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- Dictionarydread/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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The meaning of DREAD is to fear greatly. How to use dread in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dread.
Dread definition: to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of. See examples of DREAD used in a sentence.
See Definitions and Examples. Synonyms for DREAD: terrifying, frightening, scary, formidable, horrible, terrible, fearful, intimidating; Antonyms of DREAD: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, soothing, calming, inviting, consoling, tranquilizing.
- Some common synonyms of dread are alarm, fear, fright, panic, terror, and trepidation. While all these words mean "painful agitation in the presenc...
- In some situations, the words alarm and dread are roughly equivalent. However, alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger. /...
- The meanings of fear and dread largely overlap; however, fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage. // fear of...
- Although the words fright and dread have much in common, fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear. // fright at being awakened suddenly
- The synonyms panic and dread are sometimes interchangeable, but panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity. // th...
- While in some cases nearly identical to dread, terror implies the most extreme degree of fear. // immobilized with terror
- Trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation. // raised the subject with trepidation
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb dread, which means to be very afraid of something or to fear that something bad is going to happen. See pictures, pronunciation, grammar, synonyms and more.
Learn the meaning of dread as a verb and a noun, and how to use it in sentences. Find out the difference between dread and irony, and see translations of dread in other languages.
As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen," like students who did not study and as a result, dread getting their graded tests back. As an adjective, dread means "frightening or terrifying," like a dread monster.
