Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "dread" can be used as noun, verb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

a burnt child dreads the fire dread fascination dreadable dreaden dreadful dreadingly dreadless dreadly dreadly dreadmill dreadness dreadsome dreadworthy dready fordread indread misdread misdread rent-a-dread the burnt child dreads the fire undread undreading

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

experience fear fearfulness feel fright

Type Of (IsA)

fear

Related Terms

dreadlocks dreadnought

Related Terms

anticipate dreaded dreadfulness dreadlock dreadlocks dreadnought fear feeling fury horror horror movies movies rastafarian scared sorrow style

Similar Terms

alarming

Synonym Network

apprehension fear frightening

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