Dread (Adjective)
Meaning
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The dread presence of the headmaster made the students shiver with fear.
- Polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was, thanks to advances in medicine.
- The dreadful storm that hit the coast last night caused widespread destruction.
- The news of the impending layoffs filled the employees with a sense of dread.
- The horror movie was so dreadful that it left the audience gasping for breath.