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dread
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
dreads; dreaded; dreading
dreads; dreaded; dreading
Learner's definition of DREAD
[+ object]
: to fear something that will or might happen惧怕；害怕；担心
- He can't swim and dreads going in the water.他不会游泳，害怕入水。
- She dreaded making speeches in front of large audiences.她害怕在大庭广众面前演讲。
- I dread the day I will have to leave my friends.我害怕有一天我不得不离开我的朋友。
- I dread the thought of moving next week.一想到下周搬家我就害怕。
- I dread to think about what they might do next.我不敢想他们接下来可能干出什么事。
— dreaded
adjective [more dreaded; most dreaded]- The dreaded moment had arrived.令人恐惧的时刻到来了。
- a dreaded disease可怕的疾病
- the dreaded word “cancer”“癌症”这个令人恐惧的词
2 dread /ˈdrɛd/ noun
plural dreads
2 dread
/ˈdrɛd/
noun
plural dreads
Learner's definition of DREAD
1
: a strong feeling of fear about something that will or might happen恐惧；畏惧
[singular]
- She has a dread of failure.她害怕失败。
- He lives with the/a constant dread of rejection.他时刻都在担心被拒绝。
[noncount]
- She awaited her punishment with dread.她怀着恐惧等待受罚。
- The news about the war fills me with dread.战争的消息使我充满恐惧。
- They live in constant dread of another attack.他们整天提心吊胆，生怕再次受到袭击。
2
[count] : a person or thing that causes fear令人生畏的人；可怕的事物 — usually singular通常用单数
- They lived in tight rows of wooden houses, and fire was a constant dread.他们居住在鳞次栉比的木屋中，时常担心发生火灾。
3
3 dread /ˈdrɛd/ adjective
3 dread
/ˈdrɛd/
adjective
Learner's definition of DREAD
always used before a noun formal
: causing great fear令人生畏的；可怕的
- a dread [=dreaded] disease可怕的疾病
1
a
: great fear especially in the face of impending evil
b
: extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect (see prospect entry 1 sense 4c)
c
archaic : awe
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb He can't swim and dreads going in the water. She dreaded making speeches in front of large audiences. I dread the day I will have to leave my friends. I dread the thought of moving next week. I dread to think about what they might do next. Noun She has a dread of failure. He lives with the constant dread of rejection. She awaited her punishment with dread. The news about the war fills me with dread. They live in constant dread of another attack. Adjective every ship on the Spanish Main was terrified of running into the dread pirate See More
Recent Examples on the Web
David Rohde, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Though most kids might dread having a teacher for a neighbor, Mr. Feeny, played by William Daniels, was the exception to the rule. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 While many books on the subject look at menopause through a medical lens, The Slow Moon Climbs takes a historical — and wholly positive — approach, positioning it not as a period to fear or dread but as an essential rite of passage to embrace. Stephanie Witmer, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022 However, many travelers dread the idea of hours behind the wheel all by themselves. Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Earlier in the program, a video about that bell, which signals a misspelling, showed just how much the spellers dread that ding, and viewers who hung in until the very end probably feel the same way. Dawn Ennis, Forbes, 3 June 2022 The careful negotiations of Henry and Celia — shot by Christensen in searching closeups with shifting light as the evening draws on — are a kind of cat-and-mouse game, but one in which both of them dread getting the upper hand. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022 His final years, in a cottage near the sea, were spent vacillating between optimism about mankind’s resilience and dread about its refusal to deal with the perils at hand. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 Companies must walk a delicate line between protecting their inventory and creating stores that customers don’t dread visiting. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 30 July 2022 Radhika Seth, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2022 Later, the Zurks provide some moments of existential dread on par with horror games, at one point channeling the abstract gore of Silent Hill. Matt Gardner, Forbes, 18 July 2022 The hours that followed were a whirlwind of panic and dread and resignation: Ms. Hoyer furiously texted Luke. New York Times, 23 July 2022 Still, the future for her family is fraught with dread and uncertainty. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 This enveloped some advisors in a feeling of dread and uncertainty that was incredibly difficult to overcome. Todd Sixt, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Nobody in Lapvona had gone mad in a century, but the room still held the charge of dread and insanity. Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 This prospect has been received with dread and optimism. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 Her growing family has brought more dread than joy. David Pierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2021 See More
Verb
In the wake of January 6th, dread about Trump has understandably intensified. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Though most kids might dread having a teacher for a neighbor, Mr. Feeny, played by William Daniels, was the exception to the rule. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 While many books on the subject look at menopause through a medical lens, The Slow Moon Climbs takes a historical — and wholly positive — approach, positioning it not as a period to fear or dread but as an essential rite of passage to embrace. Stephanie Witmer, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022 However, many travelers dread the idea of hours behind the wheel all by themselves. Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Earlier in the program, a video about that bell, which signals a misspelling, showed just how much the spellers dread that ding, and viewers who hung in until the very end probably feel the same way. Dawn Ennis, Forbes, 3 June 2022 The careful negotiations of Henry and Celia — shot by Christensen in searching closeups with shifting light as the evening draws on — are a kind of cat-and-mouse game, but one in which both of them dread getting the upper hand. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022 His final years, in a cottage near the sea, were spent vacillating between optimism about mankind’s resilience and dread about its refusal to deal with the perils at hand. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 Companies must walk a delicate line between protecting their inventory and creating stores that customers don’t dread visiting. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 30 July 2022 Noun
Expect razor-sharp dialogue and lashings of existential dread. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2022 Later, the Zurks provide some moments of existential dread on par with horror games, at one point channeling the abstract gore of Silent Hill. Matt Gardner, Forbes, 18 July 2022 The hours that followed were a whirlwind of panic and dread and resignation: Ms. Hoyer furiously texted Luke. New York Times, 23 July 2022 Still, the future for her family is fraught with dread and uncertainty. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 This enveloped some advisors in a feeling of dread and uncertainty that was incredibly difficult to overcome. Todd Sixt, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Nobody in Lapvona had gone mad in a century, but the room still held the charge of dread and insanity. Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 This prospect has been received with dread and optimism. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 Her growing family has brought more dread than joy. David Pierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb, Noun, and Adjective
Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of dread was before the 12th century noun
verb
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