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Definition of Dread
1. Noun. Fearful expectation or anticipation. "The student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
Exact synonyms: Apprehension, Apprehensiveness
Generic synonyms: Fear, Fearfulness, Fright
Specialized synonyms: Trepidation, Boding, Foreboding, Premonition, Presentiment, Suspense, Gloom, Gloominess, Somberness, Sombreness, Chill, Pall
Derivative terms: Apprehend, Apprehensive, Apprehensive
Generic synonyms: Fear, Fearfulness, Fright
Specialized synonyms: Trepidation, Boding, Foreboding, Premonition, Presentiment, Suspense, Gloom, Gloominess, Somberness, Sombreness, Chill, Pall
Derivative terms: Apprehend, Apprehensive, Apprehensive
2. Verb. Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of. "Sam cannot dread Sue "; "We should not fear the Communists!"
3. Adjective. Causing fear or dread or terror. "A terrible curse"
Exact synonyms: Awful, Dire, Direful, Dreaded, Dreadful, Fearful, Fearsome, Frightening, Horrendous, Horrific, Terrible
Similar to: Alarming
Derivative terms: Awfulness, Terribleness
Similar to: Alarming
Derivative terms: Awfulness, Terribleness
Definition of Dread
1. v. t. To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
2. v. i. To be in dread, or great fear.
3. n. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
4. a. Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
Definition of Dread
1. to fear greatly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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