dread

dread  (drd)

v. dread·ed, dread·ing, dreads

v.tr.

1. To be in terror of.

2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance: dreaded the long drive home.

3. Archaic To hold in awe or reverence.

v.intr.

To be very afraid.

n.

1. Profound fear; terror.

2. Fearful or distasteful anticipation. See Synonyms at fear.

3. An object of fear, awe, or reverence.

4. Archaic Awe; reverence.

adj.

1. Causing terror or fear: a dread disease.

2. Inspiring awe: the dread presence of the headmaster.

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[Middle English dreden, short for adreden, from Old English adrdan, from ondrdan, to advise against, fear : ond-, and-, against; see un-² + rdan, to advise; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

1. great fear; horror

2. an object of terror

3. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) Slang a Rastafarian

4. Archaic deep reverence

adj

Literary awesome; awe-inspiring

[Old English ondrǣdan; related to Old Saxon antdrādan, Old High German intrātan]

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

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

fear, alarm, horror, terror, dismay, fright, apprehension, consternation, trepidation, fearfulness, apprehensiveness, affright She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.

adjective

(Literary) frightening, terrible, alarming, awful, terrifying, horrible, dreadful, dreaded, dire, frightful the dread phrase 'politically correct'

Translations

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

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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.

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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

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dread [drɛd]

1. n → terrore m

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

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dread [drɛd]

1. n → terrore m

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

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dread

n dread [dred]

great fear She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread. vrees رُعْب، ذُعْر ужас hrůza, strach frygt; rædsel; skræk die Furcht τρόμος terror õudus هراس؛ دلهره kauhu terreur פָּחַד גָדוֹל, אֵימָה भय, दहशत veliki strah, strava félelem ketakutan ótti terrore 恐怖 불안, 공포 baimė bailes; šausmas sangat takut angst redsel, frykt, gru, skrekk przerażenie, strach terror groază страх hrôza groza strava fruktan, skräck ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, büyük korku 恐怖 жах دہشت sự khiếp sợ 恐怖

v

to fear greatly We were dreading his arrival. vrees يُرْعِب، يخاف، يَفْزَع، يَرْتَعِب страхувам се bát se, děsit se (čeho) frygte; grue for sich fürchten 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 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

adj dreadful

1 terrible a dreadful accident. vreeslike مُخيف، مُرْعِب ужасен děsný, strašlivý frygtelig furchtbar τρομερός terrible kohutav وحشتناک kauhistuttava épouvantable מַחֲרִיד भयावह stravično, grozno szörnyű mengerikan hræðilegur spaventoso 恐ろしい 굉장히 무서운 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs teruk vreselijk fryktelig, fryktet, fæl straszny 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 hrozný, strašný frygtelig; forfærdelig fürchterlich απαίσιος terrible hirmus آزار دهنده؛ بسیار بد kamala insupportable אָיוֹם बहुत बुरा या परेशान करने वाला strahovit, grozovit irtózatos mengesalkan óþolandi; óþekkur orribile, tremendo ひどい 몹시 싫은 baisus briesmīgs jahat vreselijk fryktelig, skrekkelig, irriterende okropny horrível insuportabil ужасный hrozný grozen užasan förskräcklig, gräslig แย่มาก sinir bozucu, çok kötü 令人驚駭的 препоганий ناگوار khủng khiếp 令人惊骇的

n dreadfulness

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

adv dreadfully

extremely dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever. vreeslik, verskriklik جدا، بصورةٍ مُخيفَه страшно много hrozně, příšerně frygteligt; forfærdeligt furchtbar φοβερά terriblemente kohutavalt خیلی؛ بسیار hirvittävän terriblement נוֹרָא भयंकर ढंग से strahovito, grozovito borzasztóan sangat hræðilega, einstaklega terribilmente, orribilmente ひどく 두렵게 baisiai briesmīgi; šausmīgi sangat teruk vreselijk fryktelig, skrekkelig bardzo (mocno), strasznie terrivelmente îngrozitor/teribil de ужасно hrozne strašno izuzetno hemskt, förfärligt อย่างมาก aşırı derecede, müthiş 可怕地 жахливо; огидно دہشت انگیزی کی حالت میں quá 可怕地