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dread
v. fear, be afraid; be anxious about; hold in awe, respect greatly
 
n. fear, terror, horror


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Dread
Dread may refer to:Angst, a profound and deep-seated spiritual condition of insecurity and despair in the free human being in Existentialist thoughtA short story in horror author Clive Barker's Books of Blood collection, or the comic-book or stage adapatation of sameDreadlocks, a hairstyle, an independently published modern-horror role-playing game.
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dread
Noun
1. fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
(synonym) apprehension, apprehensiveness
(hypernym) fear, fearfulness, fright
(hyponym) trepidation
(derivation) fear
Verb
1. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
(synonym) fear
(hyponym) panic
(derivation) apprehension, apprehensiveness
Adjective
1. causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
(synonym) awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
(similar) alarming


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Dread
(v. t.)
To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
  
 
(v. i.)
To be in dread, or great fear.
  
 
(n.)
Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
  
 
(n.)
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
  
 
(n.)
Fury; dreadfulness.
  
 
(n.)
Doubt; as, out of dread.
  
 
(n.)
An object of terrified apprehension.
  
 
(n.)
A person highly revered.
  
 
(a.)
Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.
  
 
(a.)
Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
  

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