dreading 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.
- dreaded, dreading
1. To look ahead to something with dread.
- Thesaurus: fear, tremble, shudder, flinch, shrink from, quail, cringe at.
- 1. literary
- Inspiring awe or great fear.
