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Dread
01
an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to danger or threat
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
dreads
Examples
She felt a growing dread as the storm clouds darkened overhead.
to dread
01
to feel intense fear or worry about an upcoming event or situation
Transitive: to dread an event
Examples
She dreaded the thought of giving a presentation in front of a large audience.
02
to feel intense fear or worry about something
Transitive: to dread sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
dread
3rd person singular
dreads
Past simple
dreaded
Past participle
dreaded
Examples
She dreads spiders and ca n’t be in the same room with one.
dread
01
causing strong fear, anxiety, or a sense of impending misfortune
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most dread
Comparative
more dread
gradable
Examples
The storm had a dread effect on the villagers.
Lexical Tree
dreadful
dread
