dread
/dɹɛd/ noun C2- Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror. · My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.
- Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
- Somebody or something dreaded.
- A Rastafarian.
Plural dreads
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Not that I am afraid of _myself_, but I dread other people’s remarks.”
Uneasiness now yielded to the most extreme dread on the part of those present.
Use serves to overcome dread.
The Witch was too much afraid of the dark to dare go in Dorothy’s room at night to take the shoes, and her dread of water was greater than her fear of the dark, so she never came near when Dorothy was bathing.
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