B2nounemotionspsychology
US/dred/
UK/dred/
a strong feeling of fear about something bad that may happen
In context
She felt a sense of dread as she opened the exam results.
His dread of flying kept him from visiting his family abroad.
There was a growing dread in the village as the storm approached.
Words that go with dread
noun + preposition
- sense of dreadHe had a sense of dread about the meeting.
- dread ofHer dread of failure was strong.
verb + preposition
- fill with dreadThe thought of speaking filled her with dread.
- live in dread ofMany families lived in dread of the next attack.
adjective + noun
- growing dreadA growing dread kept him awake.
- sheer dreadThey waited in sheer dread.