dread — great fear or apprehension
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: great fear or apprehension
Pronunciation (IPA): /dred/
Example Sentences
- Monday morning dread is a real thing for office workers.
- He dreaded telling his parents about his failed exam.
- The sound of the alarm clock filled her with dread every morning.
dread
NOUN[/dred/]
great fear or apprehension
She feels deep dread as she opens the exam result envelope.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English drǣdan, originally meaning 'to advise' or 'to fear'. Over time, the sense of fear became predominant, and the advisory sense fell away, leaving only the meaning of apprehension or terror in modern English.
Breakdown
Old English drǣdan represents a single root verb without productive morphological components in modern analysis; the long vowel in drǣd- (indicated by the macron) contracted to the modern form dread.
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📝Examples
“Monday morning dread is a real thing for office workers.”
“He dreaded telling his parents about his failed exam.”
“The sound of the alarm clock filled her with dread every morning.”
“Students dread pop quizzes more than regular exams.”
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