verb
- to fear greatly or be very worried about something that might happen
noun
- great fear or anxiety about something that might happen
adjective
- causing great fear; terrible
Usage: often used before nouns
Examples
- I dread going to the dentist next week.
- She dreaded telling her parents about her poor grades.
- The thought of public speaking fills him with dread.
- A feeling of dread came over her as she entered the dark house.
- The dread disease spread quickly through the village.
- They lived in dread of another earthquake.
- He couldn’t shake the dread that something bad would happen.