Definition of dread

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

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Dread :: Dread (v. i.) To be in dread, or great fear..
Doubt :: Doubt (v. i.) Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.
Dread :: Dread (n.) Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Astonishment :: Astonishment (n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement..
Adrad :: Adrad (p. a.) Put in dread; afraid.
Direful :: Direful (a.) Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day..
Dread :: Dread (n.) Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
Dire :: Dire (superl.) Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
Dreadful :: Dreadful (a.) Inspiring awe or reverence; awful.
Vehmic :: Vehmic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all who came within their jurisdiction..
Death :: Death (v. i.) Anything so dreadful as to be like death.
Hideous :: Hideous (a.) Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks..
Awe :: Awe (v. t.) To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
Dearn :: Dearn (a.) Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful.
Dreading :: Dreading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drea.
Dread :: Dread (n.) Doubt; as, out of dread..
Misdread :: Misdread (n.) Dread of evil.
Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
Ydrad :: Ydrad (p. p.) Dreaded.
Informidable :: Informidable (a.) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
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