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Definitions for Dread

[1] to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
[2] to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience: I dread going to big parties.
[3] Archaic . to hold in respectful awe.
[4] to be in great fear.
[5] terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
[6] a person or thing dreaded.
[7] dreads, Informal . dreadlocks.
[8] Informal . a person who wears dreadlocks.w
[9] Archaic . deep awe or reverence.
[10] greatly feared; frightful; terrible.
[11] held in awe or reverential fear.
[12] to anticipate with apprehension or terror
[13] to fear greatly
[14] archaic to be in awe of
[15] great fear; horror
[16] an object of terror
[17] slang a Rastafarian
[18] archaic deep reverence
[19] literary awesome; awe-inspiring

Words related to Dread

dismay, phobia, consternation, apprehension, horror, trepidation, terror, awe, panic, alarming, frightening, fright, alarm, affright, jitters, aversion, funk, creeps, worriment, apprehend

Words nearby Dread

draying, drayman, drayton, drch., dre, dread, dreadful, dreadfully, dreadlocks, dreadnought, dream

Origin of Dread

1125–75; Middle English dreden (v.), Old English drǣdan, aphetic variant of adrǣdan, ondrǣdan; cognate with Old High German intrātan to fear

Other words from Dread

dread·a·ble , adjective
dread·ness , noun
pre·dread , noun, verb (used with object)
un·dread·ed , adjective
un·dread·ing , adjective

Word origin for Dread

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

Synonyms for Dread

alarming, frightening, awe-inspiring, awful, creepy, dire, frightful, shuddersome, terrible