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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.
Definition of dread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Profound fear; terror: "the dread of a fire that would end not just my life but everyone else's"(Jan Clausen). b. Fearful or anxious anticipation: the dread of saying something foolish on stage. See Synonyms at fear. c. An instance of fear or fearful anticipation: His dreads about school finally subsided. d.
Dread definition: to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of. See examples of DREAD used in a sentence.
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.
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.
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] a feeling of great fear about something that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this feeling. The prospect of growing old fills me with dread. She has an irrational dread of hospitals.
DREAD meaning: 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.
