Definition of dread

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Dread (n.) Doubt; as, out of dread..

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Affright :: Affright (n.) The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread..
Formidableness :: Formidableness (n.) The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread..
Awe :: Awe (v. t.) To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
Dreadlessness :: Dreadlessness (n.) Freedom from dread.
Dreadfulness :: Dreadfulness (n.) The quality of being dreadful.
Fear :: Fear (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness..
Portentous :: Portentous (a.) Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size..
Misgive :: Misgive (v. t.) To suspect; to dread.
Shrug :: Shrug (v. i.) To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like..
Ominous :: Ominous (a.) Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread..
Uncouth :: Uncouth (a.) Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners..
Apprehend :: Apprehend (v. t.) To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear..
Informidable :: Informidable (a.) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
Dread :: Dread (a.) Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal..
Shrug :: Shrug (n.) A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt..
Dreadful :: Dreadful (a.) Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm..
Doubt :: Doubt (v. i.) Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.
Dreadly :: Dreadly (a.) Dreadful.
Dreadable :: Dreadable (a.) Worthy of being dreaded.
Horror :: Horror (n.) That which excites horror or dread, or is horrible; gloom; dreariness..
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