dread: Meaning and Definition of

dread

1. to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
2. to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience: I dread going to big parties.
3. to hold in respectful awe.

1. to be in great fear.

1. terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
2. a person or thing dreaded.
3. deep awe or reverence.

1. greatly feared; frightful; terrible.
2. held in awe or reverential fear.