jarring
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryn='true'>, tongue-in-cheek
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryNear Antonyms
Examples
Adverb
- //He ran downstairs to answer the door.
- //He lives downstairs from us.
- //“Where are the kids?” “They're downstairs.”
Adjective
- //There are five downstairs rooms.
dread
dreaded; dreading; dreads
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to fear greatly //can't swim and dreads the water //a dreaded diseasearchaic : to regard with awe
- : to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face //dread the future //dreaded telling him the truth //dread the thought of speaking in public
- intransitive verb
- : to be apprehensive or fearful //dread not
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- : great fear especially in the face of impending evil //were filled with dread by reports of another terrorist attack: extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect (see prospect entry 1 sense 4c) //dread of a social blunderarchaic : awe
- : one causing fear or awe //… the days of wooden ships and wooden homes, when fire was an omnipresent dread. — F. W. Saunders
- : dreadlock sense 1 //trimming each dread
adjective
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : causing great fear or anxiety //dread diseases
- : inspiring awe //our dread king
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
alarm (also alarum) apprehension apprehensiveness foreboding misgivingSynonyms: Adjective
alarming dire direful dreadful fearful fearsome forbidding formidable frightening frightful ghastly hair-raising horrendous horrible horrifying intimidating redoubtable scary shocking spine-chilling terrible terrifyingExamples
Verb
- //He can't swim and dreads going in the water.
- //She dreaded making speeches in front of large audiences.
- //I dread the day I will have to leave my friends.
- //I dread the thought of moving next week.
- //I dread to think about what they might do next.
Noun
- //She has a dread of failure.
- //He lives with the constant dread of rejection.
- //She awaited her punishment with dread.
- //The news about the war fills me with dread.
- //They live in constant dread of another attack.
Adjective
- //every ship on the Spanish Main was terrified of running into the dread pirate
First Known Use
Verb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aNoun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aAdjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb, Noun, and Adjective
Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdandread
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune //the dread felt by people awaiting bad newsSynonyms
- the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger //we were filled with dread when we saw the rapids we would be rafting downRelated WordsNear Antonyms
Examples
Adverb
- //He ran downstairs to answer the door.
- //He lives downstairs from us.
- //“Where are the kids?” “They're downstairs.”
Adjective
- //There are five downstairs rooms.
dread
dreaded; dreading; dreads
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to fear greatly //can't swim and dreads the water //a dreaded diseasearchaic : to regard with awe
- : to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face //dread the future //dreaded telling him the truth //dread the thought of speaking in public
- intransitive verb
- : to be apprehensive or fearful //dread not
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- : great fear especially in the face of impending evil //were filled with dread by reports of another terrorist attack: extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect (see prospect entry 1 sense 4c) //dread of a social blunderarchaic : awe
- : one causing fear or awe //… the days of wooden ships and wooden homes, when fire was an omnipresent dread. — F. W. Saunders
- : dreadlock sense 1 //trimming each dread
adjective
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : causing great fear or anxiety //dread diseases
- : inspiring awe //our dread king
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
alarm (also alarum) apprehension apprehensiveness foreboding misgivingSynonyms: Adjective
alarming dire direful dreadful fearful fearsome forbidding formidable frightening frightful ghastly hair-raising horrendous horrible horrifying intimidating redoubtable scary shocking spine-chilling terrible terrifyingExamples
Verb
- //He can't swim and dreads going in the water.
- //She dreaded making speeches in front of large audiences.
- //I dread the day I will have to leave my friends.
- //I dread the thought of moving next week.
- //I dread to think about what they might do next.
Noun
- //She has a dread of failure.
- //He lives with the constant dread of rejection.
- //She awaited her punishment with dread.
- //The news about the war fills me with dread.
- //They live in constant dread of another attack.
Adjective
- //every ship on the Spanish Main was terrified of running into the dread pirate
First Known Use
Verb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aNoun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aAdjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb, Noun, and Adjective
Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdandread
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune //the dread felt by people awaiting bad newsSynonyms