dread

Speech parts

1. dread - Noun

2. dread - Adjective

3. dread - Verb

4. dread - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

To be in dread, or great fear.

Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.

An object of terrified apprehension.

A person highly revered.

Fury; dreadfulness.

Doubt; as, out of dread.

Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.

Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fear apprehension horror terrible terror fearful dire dismay frightening dreadful awful horrific awe fearsome dreaded
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Antonyms

bliss rest lucky serenity cuddle security
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Hypernyms

fear fright fearfulness

Hyponyms

pall panic chill gloom premonition foreboding

Phrases with the word

dread of water aquatic dread insane dread of eating morbid dread of eating morbid dread of water asian dread

Derivatives

dreaded dreading

Anagrams

adder dared radde readd

Examples

Life inspires more dread than death - it is life which is the great unknown. Emil Cioran

Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before. Edith Wharton

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. George Bernard Shaw

Thieves dread a commotion. Latin Proverb

Its gude to dread the warst, the best will be the welcomer. Scottish Proverb

Do well and dread na shame. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

DRD DRDRAM DRE dread disease dread fascination dread fear of death