Definition of dread

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

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Hideous :: Hideous (a.) Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks..
Dreading :: Dreading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drea.
Fearful :: Fearful (a.) Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.
Russophobia :: Russophobia (n.) Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.
Dread :: Dread (n.) Doubt; as, out of dread..
Terror :: Terror (n.) That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
Astonishment :: Astonishment (n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement..
Dread :: Dread (n.) Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
Apprehend :: Apprehend (v. t.) To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear..
Redoubtable :: Redoubtable (a.) Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque..
Aerophoby :: Aerophoby (n.) Dread of a current of air.
Awe :: Awe (v. t.) To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
Bibliophobia :: Bibliophobia (n.) A dread of books.
Monstrous :: Monstrous (a.) Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful..
Fear :: Fear (n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread..
Dreadful :: Dreadful (a.) Full of dread or terror; fearful.
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..
Dreadfulness :: Dreadfulness (n.) The quality of being dreadful.
Dreadingly :: Dreadingly (adv.) With dread.
Agrise :: Agrise (v. t.) To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe.
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