dreaded
adjective
[ ˈdrɛdɪd ]
• regarded with great fear or apprehension.
• "the dreaded news came that Joe had been wounded"
dread
verb
• 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"
Origin:
Old English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan .
