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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.
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.
If you dread something, you feel very anxious because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting.
Definition of dread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
DREAD definition: 1. to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet: 2. used to say that…. Learn more.
Origin of Dread. Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan (“to fear, caution against”), aphetic form of ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan (“to advise or counsel against”); compare with Dutch ontraden (“to advise or counsel against”), from and- (“against”) + rǣdan (“to counsel, advise”). Akin to Old High German intrātan (“to ...
Synonyms for DREAD: terrifying, frightening, scary, formidable, horrible, terrible, fearful, intimidating; Antonyms of DREAD: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, soothing, calming, inviting, consoling, tranquilizing.
