Dread (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
  2. to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience: I dread going to big parties.
  3. to hold in respectful awe.
verb (used without object)
  1. to be in great fear.
noun
  1. terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
  2. a person or thing dreaded.
  3. dreadlocks.
  4. a person who wears dreadlocks.
  5. deep awe or reverence.
adjective
  1. greatly feared; frightful; terrible.
  2. held in awe or reverential fear.
verb (tr)
  1. to anticipate with apprehension or terror
  2. to fear greatly
  3. to be in awe of
noun
  1. great fear; horror
  2. an object of terror
  3. a Rastafarian
  4. deep reverence
adjective
  1. awesome; awe-inspiring
Dread (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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