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dread
(drĕd)v. dread·ed, dread·ing, dreads
v.tr.
1. To be in terror of; fear intensely: "What I most dreaded as a child was the close danger of the atomic bomb" (James Carroll).
2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance: We dreaded the long drive home.
3. Archaic To hold in awe or reverence.
v.intr.
To be very afraid.
n.
1.
a. Profound fear; terror: "the dread of a fire that would end not just my life but everyone else's" (Jan Clausen).
b. Fearful or anxious anticipation: the dread of saying something foolish on stage. See Synonyms at fear.
c. An instance of fear or fearful anticipation: His dreads about school finally subsided.
d. A source of fear, awe, or reverence: The author's greatest dread is that the book will go unnoticed.
2.
a. A dreadlock: She wears her hair in dreads.
b. A person who wears dreadlocks.
3. Archaic Awe; reverence.
adj.
1. Causing terror or fear: a dread disease. See Usage Note below.
2. Inspiring awe: the dread presence of the headmaster.
[Middle English dreden, short for adreden, from Old English adrǣdan, from ondrǣdan, to advise against, fear : ond-, and-, against; see un-2 + rǣdan, to advise; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: The adjective dread meaning "causing terror or fear" is often supplanted by the participle adjective dreaded. In our 2015 survey, 88 percent of the Usage Panel found the use of dreaded acceptable in the sentence After communicating with the enemy, Corporal Adams was labeled with the dreaded epithet "traitor." By contrast, only 69 percent of the Panel found the use of dread in the same sentence acceptable, while roughly one-third found its use unacceptable. It seems that dreaded is not merely gaining ground as an alternative to dread but actually replacing it as the adjective of choice to mean "causing fear."
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dread
(drɛd)vb (tr)
1. to anticipate with apprehension or terror
2. to fear greatly
3. archaic to be in awe of
n
4. great fear; horror
5. an object of terror
6. (Other Non-Christian Religions) slang a Rastafarian
7. archaic deep reverence
adj
literary awesome; awe-inspiring
[Old English ondrǣdan; related to Old Saxon antdrādan, Old High German intrātan]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dread
(drɛd)v.t.
1. to fear greatly: to dread death.
2. to be very reluctant to do, meet, or experience.
3. Archaic. to hold in respectful awe.
v.i. 4. to have fear or great reluctance.
n. 5. terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
6. a person or thing dreaded.
7. dreads, dreadlocks.
8. Archaic. deep awe or reverence.
adj. 9. greatly feared; frightful; terrible.
10. held in awe or reverential fear.
[1125–75; Old English drǣdan; c. Old High German intrātan]
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dread
Past participle: dreaded
Gerund: dreading
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| Noun | 1. |  dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) trepidation - a feeling of alarm or dread boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" suspense - apprehension about what is going to happen |
| Verb | 1. |  dread - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"panic - be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" |
| Adj. | 1. |  dread - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"direful, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, terrible, awful, dire, horrific, fearful alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
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dread
verb
1. fear, shrink from, be anxious about, flinch from, cringe at the thought of, quail from, shudder to think about, have cold feet about (informal), anticipate with horror, tremble to think about I'm dreading Christmas this year.
noun
1. fear, alarm, horror, terror, dismay, fright, apprehension, consternation, trepidation, fearfulness, apprehensiveness, affright She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.
adjective
1. (Literary) frightening, terrible, alarming, awful, terrifying, horrible, dreadful, dreaded, dire, frightful the dread phrase 'politically correct'
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
dread
verbTo be afraid of:
fear.
Idiom: have one's heart in one's mouth.
1. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:
Slang: cold feet.
Idiom: fear and trembling.
2. Archaic. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding:
Archaic: admiration.
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Translations
رُعْب، ذُعْريُرْعِب، يخاف، يَفْزَع، يَرْتَعِب
bát seděsit sehrůzastrach
frygtfrygtegrue forrædselskræk
retteg
óttastótti
baimė
baidītiesbailesšausmas
desiť sa
büyük korkuçok korkmakdehşetödü patlamak
dread
[dred]A. N → terror m, pavor m
to fill sb with dread → infundir terror a algn
he lives in dread of being caught → vive aterrorizado por la idea de que lo cojan or (LAm) agarren
to fill sb with dread → infundir terror a algn
he lives in dread of being caught → vive aterrorizado por la idea de que lo cojan or (LAm) agarren
B. VT → tener pavor a
I dread going to the dentist → me da pavor ir al dentista
I dread what may happen when he comes → me horroriza lo que pueda pasar cuando venga
I dread to think of it → ¡sólo pensarlo me da horror!
I dread going to the dentist → me da pavor ir al dentista
I dread what may happen when he comes → me horroriza lo que pueda pasar cuando venga
I dread to think of it → ¡sólo pensarlo me da horror!
C. ADJ → espantoso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dread
[ˈdrɛd]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dread
vt → sich fürchten vor (+dat), → große Angst haben vor (+dat); I’m dreading Christmas this year → dieses Jahr graut es mir schon vor Weihnachten; a dreaded disease → eine gefürchtete Krankheit; and now the dreaded moment, here are the exam results → der mit Schrecken erwartete Augenblick ist da, hier sind die Examensergebnisse; I dread to think what may happen → ich wage nicht daran zu denken, was passieren könnte; I dread or I’m dreading seeing her again → ich denke mit Schrecken an ein Wiedersehen mit ihr; he dreads going to the dentist → er hat schreckliche Angst davor, zum Zahnarzt zu gehen
n a sense of dread → ein Angstgefühl nt; the thought filled me with dread → bei dem Gedanken wurde mir angst und bange; to live in dread of the secret police → in ständiger Angst vor der Geheimpolizei leben; to live in dread of being found out → in ständiger Angst davor leben, entdeckt zu werden
adj (liter) → gefürchtet
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dread
(dred) noun great fear. She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread.
verb to fear greatly. We were dreading his arrival.
ˈdreadful adjective1. terrible. a dreadful accident.
2. very bad or annoying. What dreadful children!
ˈdreadfulness nounˈdreadfully adverb
extremely. dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever.
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