Definition of dread

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Dread (n.) Reverential or respectful fear; awe.

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Dread :: Dread (v. t.) To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension..
Informidable :: Informidable (a.) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
Terror :: Terror (n.) That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
Anglophobia :: Anglophobia (n.) Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English..
Portentous :: Portentous (a.) Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size..
Hydrophobia :: Hydrophobia (n.) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:.
Bete Noire :: Bete noire () Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.
Horribleness :: Horribleness (n.) The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness.
Fear :: Fear (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness..
Formidableness :: Formidableness (n.) The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread..
Dread :: Dread (a.) Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal..
Eery :: Eery (a.) Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories..
Tremendous :: Tremendous (a.) Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall..
Redoubtable :: Redoubtable (a.) Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque..
Horrible :: Horrible (a.) Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder..
Dreadnaught :: Dreadnaught (n.) A fearless person.
Ghastly :: Ghastly (superl.) Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.
Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
Adrad :: Adrad (p. a.) Put in dread; afraid.
Misgive :: Misgive (v. t.) To suspect; to dread.
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