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1. a. : to fear greatly. can't swim and dreads the water. a dreaded disease. b. archaic : to regard with awe. 2. : to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face. dread the future. dreaded telling him the truth. dread the thought of speaking in public. intransitive verb. : to be apprehensive or fearful. dread not. 2 of 3. noun. 1. a.
DREAD definition: 1. to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might…. Learn more.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb dread, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet: I'm dreading the first day at my new school. [ + doing sth ] I dread seeing him again. I dread to think UK. used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying: I dread to think what could have happened if we hadn't been wearing seat belts.
If you dread something, you feel very anxious because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting. I've been dreading this moment for a long time. American English : dread / ˈdrɛd /
Dread definition: to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of. See examples of DREAD used in a sentence.
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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.
