dread

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They feel a constant sense of discomfort, even dread.

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Quick take

fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dread gathered in one view.

noun

fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

verb

be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"

adjective

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dread.

noun

fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

verb

be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"

adjective

Example sentences

They feel a constant sense of discomfort, even dread.

Refactoring the Javascript is something we dread, and always introduces bugs, some of which might linger for up to a year.

I sympathize, partially because I get filled with existential dread every time I get a voicemail message to my business number.

I didn't make it out to see him and I wish I had. So the first thing I feel is dread, it takes a moment to resolve that he wasn't there, and then I think will I ever be able to get close enough to reach out my hand to him as he comes down the final stretch again or did I miss that chance forever?Will it be all police cars, dogs and jersey walls from here on out?