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dread
adjective as in horrible, terrifying
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noun as in fear
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verb as in anticipate with horror
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Example Sentences
In his and Ferrera’s sturdy presence and in the serrated frenzy of Greengrass’ editing style, a shorter, tighter “The Lost Bus” would still hold plenty of dread and dramatic resilience.
Nine Inch Nails thrive in the murk of base human instinct and tech-driven dread.
In a 2022 episode of the podcast “Your Weirdest Fears,” Northwestern University professor David Tolchinsky peeled the transgressive nature of eyeball horror down to a basic dread of annihilation.
So the band was going to tour to promote “It’s Hard,” which he was dreading as he tried to get clean.
He was awarded a place in a rehab facility, but shortly before he was set to move in, Hilary got the phone call she had always dreaded.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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