Dread
Word | DREAD |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | dread |
Pronunciations | /dɹɛd/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Dread"
What do we mean by dread?
To be in terror of; fear intensely. intransitive verb
To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance. intransitive verb
To hold in awe or reverence. intransitive verb
To be very afraid. intransitive verb
Profound fear; terror. noun
Fearful or anxious anticipation: synonym: fear. noun
An instance of fear or fearful anticipation. noun
A source of fear, awe, or reverence. noun
A dreadlock. noun
A person who wears dreadlocks. noun
Awe; reverence. noun
Causing terror or fear. adjective
Inspiring awe. adjective
To fear in a great degree; be in shrinking apprehension or expectation of: used chiefly with reference to the future: as, to dread death.
To cause to fear; alarm; frighten.
To venerate; hold in respectful awe.
To be in great fear, especially of something which may come to pass.
Great fear or apprehension; tremulous anticipation of or repugnance to the happening of something: as, the dread of evil; the dread of suffering; the dread of the divine displeasure. noun
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
Somebody or something dreaded.
A person highly revered.
Fury; dreadfulness.
A Rastafarian.
(chiefly in the plural) dreadlock
Synonyms and Antonyms for Dread
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Cross Reference for Dread
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