Definition of dread

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Dread (a.) Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal..

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Dread :: Dread (n.) Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
Terror :: Terror (n.) Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.
Eery :: Eery (a.) Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories..
Dearn :: Dearn (a.) Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful.
Dreadfully :: Dreadfully (adv.) In a dreadful manner; terribly.
Bete Noire :: Bete noire () Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.
Dread :: Dread (a.) Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal..
Fearnaught :: Fearnaught (n.) A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught; also, a warm garment..
Dreadful :: Dreadful (a.) Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm..
Affright :: Affright (n.) The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread..
Dread :: Dread (n.) Doubt; as, out of dread..
Awfulness :: Awfulness (n.) The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place..
Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
Hydrophobia :: Hydrophobia (n.) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:.
Dreadingly :: Dreadingly (adv.) With dread.
Formidable :: Formidable (a.) Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming..
Misdread :: Misdread (n.) Dread of evil.
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..
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..
Dreading :: Dreading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drea.
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