v. t. | 1. | To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension. |
v. i. | 1. | To be in dread, or great fear. |
n. | 1. | Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror. |
2. | Reverential or respectful fear; awe. | |
3. | An object of terrified apprehension. | |
4. | A person highly revered. | |
5. | Fury; dreadfulness. | |
6. | Doubt; | |
a. | 1. | Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful. |
2. | Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: apprehension, apprehensiveness |
Verb | 1. | dread - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" Synonyms: fear |
Adj. | 1. | dread - 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" |