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dread

/dr/E/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. fearful expectation or anticipation

    noun.feeling

    Synonyms apprehension apprehensiveness

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. causing fear or dread or terror

    adj.all

    Examples
    The dread presence of the headmaster.
    Polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was.
    A dreadful storm.
    Synonyms awful dire direful dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

    verb.emotion

    Synonyms fear

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  3. To be in dread, or great fear.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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