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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

    apprehension. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. live in dread of something/doing something (also live in dread that) to be worried that something will happen that you really do not want to happen: I live in dread of bumping into her in the street. See more. More examples.

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

    The meaning of DREAD is to fear greatly. How to use dread in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of 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.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.

  6. 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.

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

    dread. noun. /dred/. /dred/. [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.

  8. 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.

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