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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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to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen: He's dreading the exam - he's sure he's going to fail. [ + -ing verb ] I'm dreading hav ing to meet his parents. dread to think. C2. used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying:
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.
Definition of dread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen. She thought with dread of the cold winters to come. Synonyms: fear , alarm , horror , terror More Synonyms of dread
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.
DREAD definition: 1. to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet: 2. used to say that…. Learn more.
[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.
Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. dreaded, dreading, dreads. To be in terror of; fear intensely. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To face (something disagreeable) with reluctance. Webster's New World. To be very fearful.
