Definition of dread

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Dread (a.) Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.

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Hydrophobia :: Hydrophobia (n.) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:.
Horrisonous :: Horrisonous (a.) Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.
Ghastly :: Ghastly (superl.) Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.
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..
Misgive :: Misgive (v. t.) To suspect; to dread.
Papaphobia :: Papaphobia (n.) Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church..
Dread :: Dread (n.) Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Dreading :: Dreading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drea.
Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
Dread-bolted :: Dread-bolted (a.) Armed with dreaded bolts.
Dread :: Dread (v. t.) To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension..
Astonishment :: Astonishment (n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement..
Adread :: Adread (v. t. & i.) To dread.
Bibliophobia :: Bibliophobia (n.) A dread of books.
Shrug :: Shrug (v. i.) To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like..
Dire :: Dire (superl.) Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
Formidableness :: Formidableness (n.) The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread..
Dreaded :: Dreaded (imp. & p. p.) of Drea.
Redoubt :: Redoubt (v. t.) To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread.
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..
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