Dread
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɹɛd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dread is a verb meaning (transitive) To fear greatly.
Meaning
(transitive) To fear greatly.
More Meanings
- To anticipate with fear.
- (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.
- (transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
- Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
- Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
- Somebody or something dreaded.
- (obsolete) A person highly revered.
Example Sentences
the dread of something after death
Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
the secret dread of divine displeasure
My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.
Word Forms
- dreads
- dreading
- dreaded
- dreader
- dreadest
Synonyms for dread
Depending on context, synonyms include apprehension, dreadful, fearsome, direful, fearful, terrible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include direful, terrible, dreadful, fearful, horrific, fearsome.
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