dread

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.

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[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

Imperative

dread

dread

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" apprehension, apprehensiveness 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 gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness - a feeling of melancholy apprehension pall, chill - a sudden numbing dread
Verb	1.	dread - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" fear 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

verb

To be afraid of:

fear.

Idiom: have one's heart in one's mouth.

noun

1. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:

affright, alarm, apprehension, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation.

Slang: cold feet.

Idiom: fear and trembling.

2. Archaic. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding:

amaze, amazement, astonishment, awe, marvel, wonder, wonderment.

Archaic: admiration.

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Translations

رُعْب، ذُعْريُرْعِب، يخاف، يَفْزَع، يَرْتَعِب

bát seděsit sehrůzastrach

frygtfrygtegrue forrædselskræk

Furchtschwanensich fürchten

τρόμος

temertemortener miedoterrorpavor

anxiétéfrayeurredouterterreur

retteg

óttastótti

temereterrore

baimė

baidītiesbailesšausmas

grugruegrue seg for

desiť sa

büyük korkuçok korkmakdehşetödü patlamak

恐怖惧怕

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

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!

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]

n (= fear) → épouvante f, effroi m
dread of → terreur de

vt (= fear very much) → redouter
to dread to think
I dread to think what will happen → Je n'ose imaginer ce qui va arriver.

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

dread

[drɛd]

1. n → terrore m

2. vt → avere il terrore di, tremare all'idea di

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. vrees رُعْب، ذُعْر ужас terror hrůza, strach die Furcht frygt; rædsel; skræk τρόμοςterror õudus هراس؛ دلهره kauhu terreur פחד גדול, אימה भय, दहशत veliki strah, strava félelem ketakutan ótti terrore 恐怖 불안, 공포 baimė bailes; šausmas sangat takut angstredsel, frykt, gru, skrekkprzerażenie, strach ډار terror groază страх hrôza groza strava fruktan, skräck ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, büyük korku 恐懼 жах دہشت sự khiếp sợ 恐怖

verb

to fear greatly. We were dreading his arrival. vrees يُرْعِب، يخاف، يَفْزَع، يَرْتَعِب страхувам се temer bát se, děsit se (čeho) sich fürchten frygte; grue for τρέμω από το φόβο μου temer õudust tundma هراسیدن pelätä suuresti redouter לְפָחֵד מְאוֹד से डरना bojati se, plašiti se retteg merasa takut óttast temere molto 恐れおののく 몹시 무서워하다 bijoti baidīties ketakutan duchten grue (seg) for/til bać się ډاريدل temer a-i fi groază de страшиться desiť sa zelo se bati strahovati frukta, bäva för หวาดกลัว çok korkmak, ödü patlamak 懼怕 жахатися, страхатися دہشت زدہ ہونا kinh sợ 惧怕

ˈdreadful adjective

1. terrible. a dreadful accident. vreeslike مُخيف، مُرْعِب ужасен terrível děsný, strašlivý furchtbar frygtelig τρομερόςterrible kohutav وحشتناک kauhistuttava épouvantable מַחֲרִיד भयावह stravično, grozno szörnyű mengerikan hræðilegur spaventoso 恐ろしい 굉장히 무서운 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs teruk vreselijkfryktelig, fryktet, fælstraszny وحشتناك terrível groaznic ужасный strašný strašen užasan fruktansvärd น่าสะพรึงกลัว korkunç, müthiş 可怕的 жахливий, страшний دہشت انگیز kinh hoàng 可怕的

2. very bad or annoying. What dreadful children! aaklige مُريع، مُزْعِج جدا، سَيِّء отвратителен horrível hrozný, strašný fürchterlich frygtelig; forfærdelig απαίσιοςterrible hirmus آزار دهنده؛ بسیار بد kamala insupportableאיום बहुत बुरा या परेशान करने वाला strahovit, grozovit irtózatos mengesalkan óþolandi; óþekkur orribile, tremendo ひどい 몹시 싫은 baisus briesmīgs jahat vreselijkfryktelig, skrekkelig, irriterendeokropny ډير بد، آزارونكى horrível insuportabil ужасный hrozný grozen užasan förskräcklig, gräslig แย่มาก sinir bozucu, çok kötü 糟糕透頂的，很討人厭的 препоганий ناگوار khủng khiếp 糟糕透顶的，令人惊骇的

ˈdreadfulness noun

aakligheid, vreeslikheid ذُعْر، رُعْب، خَوْف، فَزَع страх horror hrůznost die Furchtbarkeit det, som er frygteligt; det, som er forfærdeligt φοβερότητα terror, horror hirmuäratavus ترس kauheus caractère redoutable אימה भयावहता grozota szörnyűség sifat mengesalkan óhugnaður spaventosità, orribilità 恐ろしさ 두려움 baisumas šausmīgums; briesmīgums keterukkan vreselijkheid det som er fryktelig okropność ډار horror grozăvie ужас hrôza strahota užas förfärlighet, hemskhet ความน่ากลัว korkunç olma 可怕，糟糕透頂 жахливість دہشت انگیزی sự khiếp sợ 惧怕，糟糕透顶

ˈdreadfully adverb

extremely. dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever. vreeslik, verskriklik جدا، بصورةٍ مُخيفَه страшно много terrivelmente hrozně, příšerně furchtbar frygteligt; forfærdeligt φοβεράterriblemente kohutavalt خیلی؛ بسیار hirvittävän terriblementנורא भयंकर ढंग से strahovito, grozovito borzasztóan sangat hræðilega, einstaklega terribilmente, orribilmente ひどく 두렵게 baisiai briesmīgi; šausmīgi sangat teruk vreselijkfryktelig, skrekkeligbardzo, strasznie ډير، زيات terrivelmente îngrozitor/teribil de ужасно hrozne strašno izuzetno hemskt, förfärligt อย่างมาก aşırı derecede, müthiş 可怕地，糟糕透頂地 жахливо; огидно دہشت انگیزی کی حالت میں quá 可怕地，糟糕透顶地

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