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dread

adjective(dread)

causing fear or dread or terror

Synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible,

Examples:

The dread presence of the headmaster.
Polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was.
A dreadful storm.

dread

noun(dread)

fearful expectation or anticipation

Synonyms: apprehension, apprehensiveness,

dread

verb(dread)

be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

Synonyms: fear,

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