dread
Plural
dreads
1
an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to danger or threat
- She felt a growing dread as the storm clouds darkened overhead.
- The dread of public speaking made his hands shake before every presentation.
- Waiting for the test results filled him with unbearable dread.
- There's a special kind of dread that comes with a phone call at 3 AM.
- The eerie silence of the abandoned house stirred a deep dread in the children.
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