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- DictionaryDread/dred/
verb
- 1. anticipate with great apprehension or fear: "Jane was dreading the party"
noun
- 1. great fear or apprehension: "the thought of returning to New Jersey filled her with dread"
- 2. a person with dreadlocks. informal
adjective
- 1. greatly feared; dreadful: "he was stricken with the dread disease and died"
The meaning of DREAD is to fear greatly. How to use dread in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dread.
DREAD definition: 1. to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might…. Learn more.
Dread definition: to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of. See examples of DREAD used in a sentence.
As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen," like students who did not study and as a result, dread getting their graded tests back. As an adjective, dread means "frightening or terrifying," like a dread monster.
If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting.
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.
