
[Middle English dreden, short for adreden, from Old English adrǣdan, from ondrǣdan, to advise against, fear : ond-, and-, against; see un-2 + rǣdan, to advise.]
verb
noun
Definition: horrible, terrifying
Antonyms: pleasant, pleasing, welcomed, wonderful
n
Definition: fear
Antonyms: bravery, confidence, courage, encouragement, want, welcoming
v
Definition: anticipate with horror
Antonyms: encourage, want, welcome
I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older I find that I don't want to do them.
— Nancy Astor (1879-1964), English politician, first woman member of the House of Parliament.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - frygte, grue for, være rædselsslagen for
v. intr. - frygte, have angst
n. - gru, rædsel, ærefrygt
adj. - frygtet, ærefrygtindgydende
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Nederlands (Dutch)
vrezen, als een berg opzien tegen, angst, vreesaanjagend object, vrees, een Rastafarian
Français (French)
v. tr. - appréhender, redouter, craindre
v. intr. - appréhender, redouter, craindre
n. - terreur, effroi, épouvante
adj. - redoutable, terrible
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Deutsch (German)
v. - fürchten, mit Schrecken entgegensehen
n. - Angst, Furcht, Grauen
adj. - gefürchtet, fürchterlich
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Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φοβάμαι, τρέμω
n. - φόβος, τρόμος, ανησυχία, θορύβηση
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Italiano (Italian)
temere, aver paura di, paura, orrore
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - temer
n. - medo (m)
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Русский (Russian)
бояться, ужас
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Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - temer, tener miedo a, retroceder ante algo
v. intr. - temer, no animarse a hacer algo
n. - miedo, pavor, terror, espanto
adj. - espantoso, terrorífico
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Svenska (Swedish)
v. - frukta, gruva sig för
n. - fruktan
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
惧怕, 担心, 恐惧, 可怕的事, 可怕的人, 可怕的, 可怖的
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 懼怕, 擔心
v. intr. - 懼怕, 擔心
n. - 恐懼, 可怕的事, 可怕的人
adj. - 可怕的, 可怖的
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한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 겁내다, 고민하다
v. intr. - 걱정하다, 무서워하다
n. - 두려움, 걱정, 공포의 상대
adj. - 두렵게 하는, 무시무시한
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひどく恐れる, 対して気が進まない, 恐れる, 懸念する, 怖がる, 心配する
n. - 強く恐れること, 恐怖, 不安, 恐怖の的
adj. - 非常に恐ろしい, おそれおおい
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العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يرهب, يفزع (الاسم) شي مروع, شئ مخيف جدا
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - פחד מאד, ירא
v. intr. - פחד מאד, ירא
n. - פחד גדול, אימה
adj. - נורא, מבעית
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