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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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[ U ] a strong feeling of fear or worry: fill someone with dread The prospect of working full-time fills me with dread. A feeling of dread crept over me as I approached the door. Synonym. apprehension. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. live in dread of something/doing something (also live in dread that)
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 definition: to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of. See examples of DREAD used in a sentence.
Definition of dread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 /
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.
