dread
Use Dread in a sentence
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.
Archaic. to hold in respectful awe.
verb (used without object)
4.
to be in great fear.
noun
5.
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
6.
a person or thing dreaded.
7.
8.
Informal. a person who wears dreadlocks.
9.
Archaic. deep awe or reverence.
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adjective
10.
greatly feared; frightful; terrible.
11.
held in awe or reverential fear.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English dreden (v.), Old English drǣdan, aphetic variant of adrǣdan, ondrǣdan; cognate with Old High German intrātan to fear
1125–75; Middle English dreden (v.), Old English drǣdan, aphetic variant of adrǣdan, ondrǣdan; cognate with Old High German intrātan to fear
Related forms
dread·a·ble, adjective
dread·ness, noun
pre·dread, noun, verb (used with object)
un·dread·ed, adjective
un·dread·ing, adjective
Antonyms
1. welcome.
1. welcome.
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dread (drɛd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to anticipate with apprehension or terror |
| 2. | to fear greatly |
| 3. | archaic to be in awe of |
| —n | |
| 4. | great fear; horror |
| 5. | an object of terror |
| 6. | slang a Rastafarian |
| 7. | archaic deep reverence |
| —adj | |
| 8. | literary awesome; awe-inspiring |
| [Old English ondrǣdan; related to Old Saxon antdrādan, Old High German intrātan] | |
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Word Origin & History
dread
late 12c., from O.E. ondrædan "counsel or advise against," also "fear," from on- "against," second element of uncertain origin; prefix wore off after 12c. Related: Dreaded; dreading.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
dread
a fundamental category of existentialism. According to the 19th-century philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, dread, or angst, is a desire for what one fears and is central to his conception of original sin. For the 20th-century German philosopher Martin Heidegger, anxiety is one of the distinctive ways through which Dasein (the historical person) is disclosed as a contingent being, and thus anxiety is that through which fear first becomes possible
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Example sentences
What made me speak is my dread of the horrible publicity which clings to all this lousiness.
Granted, if you believe the web is already overfreighted with babble, this prospect will fill you with dread.
The bank says it keeps plenty of liquid reserves against the dread day.
The stench of desperation, dread and panic must be getting overpowering for you.
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