dread
verb
[ drɛd ]
• anticipate with great apprehension or fear.
• "Jane was dreading the party"
Similar:
fear,
be afraid of,
worry about,
be anxious about,
have forebodings about,
feel apprehensive about,
be terrified by,
cower at,
tremble/shudder at,
cringe from,
shrink from,
quail from,
flinch from,
have cold feet about,
be in a blue funk about,
Opposite:
look forward to,
• regard with great awe or reverence.
• "the man whom Henry dreaded as the future champion of English freedom"
dread
noun
• great fear or apprehension.
• "the thought of returning to London filled her with dread"
Similar:
fear,
fearfulness,
apprehension,
trepidation,
anxiety,
worry,
concern,
foreboding,
disquiet,
disquietude,
unease,
uneasiness,
angst,
fright,
panic,
alarm,
terror,
horror,
trembling,
shuddering,
flinching,
the jitters,
a blue funk,
the heebie-jeebies,
• a sudden take-off and flight of a flock of gulls or other birds.
• "flocks of wood sandpiper, often excitable, noisy, and given to dreads"
• a person with dreadlocks.
• "the band appeals to dreads and baldheads alike"
dread
adjective
• greatly feared; dreadful.
• "he was stricken with the dread disease and died"
Similar:
awful,
feared,
frightening,
alarming,
terrifying,
frightful,
terrible,
horrible,
dreadful,
dire,
dreaded,
awesome,
• regarded with awe; greatly revered.
• "that dread being we dare oppose"
Origin:
Old English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan .
