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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To bring about or fill with fear or dread; make dreaded or dreadful..
The constant fear of leopards Creeping into parhaos, dreadens me, Whims of weather, and a risky life.
What is that hidden factor that dreadens human beings to such a great extent? How can we safeguard ourselves against it?
I cannot hear what you say, And I try to lift my hand. As a bloody vision dreadens The spirit, coiled snakes Dancing on the village idol Make me numb and pale; […]
As a result of this Yellow fever Board, very few people living today have any knowledge of this dreadening disease.
She couldn't hear me. The dreadening vision of her death pushed me to my limit.
Use dreaden when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dreaden means (transitive) To bring about or fill with fear or dread; make dreaded or dreadful..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The constant fear of leopards Creeping into parhaos, dreadens me, Whims of weather, and a risky life.
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