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单词 dread
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dreadverb [ T ]

uk/dred/us/dred/

C2 to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen:

He's dreading the exam - he's sure he's going to fail.
[ + -ing verb ] I'm dreading having to meet his parents.
dread to think

C2 used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying:

I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own.

More examples

  • We are dreading the idea of having my son's friends to stay.
  • I dread to think what they say about me behind my back.
  • That night as he dreamed, the warrior was confronted by the enemy he dreaded most.
  • Although I was absolutely dreading telling Dad, he was actually very understanding when I told him.
  • What is now happening in the country is what I dreaded most - it is descending into anarchy and civil war.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Afraid

  • afraid
  • be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights idiom
  • bottle
  • bottle out
  • cower
  • fear for sb/sth
  • horror-struck
  • in terror of your life idiom
  • intimidated
  • panic
  • panic-stricken
  • panicky
  • pants
  • quake
  • shit a brick idiom
  • terrified
  • terror
  • terror-stricken
  • unconfident
  • worst

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Causing anxiety and worry
Anxious and worried

dreadnoun [ U ]

uk/dred/us/dred/

a strong feeling of fear or worry:

The prospect of working full-time fills me with dread.
I live in dread of bumping into her in the street.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Fear & phobias

  • acrophobia
  • aerophobia
  • agoraphobic
  • alarm
  • arachnophobia
  • bogey
  • chill
  • claustrophobia
  • cold sweat
  • fearful
  • fright
  • homophobia
  • horror
  • hydrophobia
  • hydrophobic
  • panic
  • panic stations
  • phobia
  • terror
  • xenophobe

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dread
adjective [ before noun ] ukusformal

The dread spectre of civil war looms over the country.
dreaded
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈdred.ɪd/us/ˈdred.ɪd/humorous

My dreaded cousin is coming to stay!
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