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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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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.
DREAD definition: 1. to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might…. Learn 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.
Jun 14, 2024 · ( transitive) To fear greatly. To anticipate with fear . I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life. ( intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.
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.
Definition of dread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
dread. [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.
