Definition of dread

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

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Fear :: Fear (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness..
Dreadly :: Dreadly (adv.) With dread.
Astonishment :: Astonishment (n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement..
Dreadfully :: Dreadfully (adv.) In a dreadful manner; terribly.
Shrug :: Shrug (n.) A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt..
Awe :: Awe (n.) The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence..
Redoubted :: Redoubted (a.) Formidable; dread.
Uncouth :: Uncouth (a.) Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners..
Aerophoby :: Aerophoby (n.) Dread of a current of air.
Horribly :: Horribly (adv.) In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly.
Papaphobia :: Papaphobia (n.) Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church..
Direful :: Direful (a.) Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day..
Dreadnaught :: Dreadnaught (n.) A fearless person.
Fearnaught :: Fearnaught (n.) A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught; also, a warm garment..
Bete Noire :: Bete noire () Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.
Redoubtable :: Redoubtable (a.) Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque..
Photophobia :: Photophobia (n.) A dread or intolerance of light.
Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
Horrid :: Horrid (a.) Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive..
Misgive :: Misgive (v. t.) To suspect; to dread.
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