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dread Definition


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dread
noun
    1. Great fear or apprehension.
      Thesaurus: trepidation, awe, worry, apprehension, aversion, phobia, horror, misgiving, fear, fright, terror, alarm, dismay; Antonym: confidence, security.
verb
    dreaded, dreading
    1. To look ahead to something with dread.
      Thesaurus: fear, tremble, shudder, flinch, shrink from, quail, cringe at.
adj
    1. literary
      Inspiring awe or great fear.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ondrædan.



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