dread

dread
dread1 [dred] v
[: Old English; Origin: drAdan]
[T]
to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or may happen
▪ I've got an interview tomorrow and I'm dreading it.
dread doing sth
▪ I'm dreading going back to work.
dread sb doing sth
▪ Tim dreaded his parents finding out.
dread (that)
▪ I'm dreading that I'll be asked to make a speech.
dread the thought/prospect of (doing) sth
▪ He dreaded the prospect of being all alone in that house.
▪ I dread to think what will happen if they get elected (=I think it will be very bad) .
dread 2
dread2 n
[singular, U]
a strong fear of something that is going to happen or may happen
dread of (doing) sth
▪ the dread of losing those we love
with dread
▪ Bernice looked with dread at the end of the passage.
▪ The prospect of flying filled me with dread .
▪ She lives in dread of (=is continuously very afraid of) the disease returning.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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