dread

dread [-ed] adj

ME adrad < ofdrad, frighten, terrify.

  1. Abhorred; feared.

dread n

see dread, v.

  1. Fear; apprehension; panic; (see Genesis 9:2).

dread v

early ME dreden; see dread, adj.

  1. Fear; tremble; apprehend; expect with anxiety; (see Deuteronomy 1:29).