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- Dictionarydread/drɛd/
verb
- 1. anticipate with great apprehension or fear: "Jane was dreading the party"
- 2. regard with great awe or reverence: archaic "the man whom Henry dreaded as the future champion of English freedom"
noun
- 1. great fear or apprehension: "the thought of returning to London filled her with dread"
- 2. a sudden take-off and flight of a flock of gulls or other birds: "flocks of wood sandpiper, often excitable, noisy, and given to dreads"
adjective
- 1. greatly feared; dreadful: "he was stricken with the dread disease and died"
- 2. regarded with awe; greatly revered: archaic "that dread being we dare oppose"
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DREAD definition: 1. to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a. : great fear especially in the face of impending evil. were filled with dread by reports of another terrorist attack. b. : extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect (see prospect entry 1 sense 4c) dread of a social blunder.
The noun dread describes the fear of something bad happening, like the dread you feel when walking alone on a deserted street in the dark. Dread is a feeling of fear, but it can also be the desire to avoid something.
dread. (drĕd) v. dread·ed, dread·ing, dreads. v.tr. 1. To be in terror of; fear intensely: "What I most dreaded as a child was the close danger of the atomic bomb" (James Carroll). 2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance: We dreaded the long drive home. 3. Archaic To hold in awe or reverence. v.intr. To be very afraid. n. 1. a.
Definition of dread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dread definition: to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of. See examples of DREAD used in a sentence.
Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. dreaded, dreading, dreads. To be in terror of; fear intensely. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To face (something disagreeable) with reluctance. Webster's New World. To be very fearful.
Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen. She thought with dread of the cold winters to come. American English : dread / ˈdrɛd /
DREAD definition: 1. to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet: 2. used to say that…. Learn more.
n. terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear. a person or thing dreaded. [ Archaic.]deep awe or reverence. adj. greatly feared; frightful; terrible. held in awe or reverential fear.
