absolutely dread
Frequency: 7.513.0 per million words
to fear something intensely or completely
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- I have to go to the dentist tomorrow and I'm absolutely dreading it!
- She absolutely dreads public speaking and avoids it whenever possible.
- He absolutely dreaded the long, cold winters in his hometown.
- We absolutely dread the thought of having to move to a new city again.
- As a child, I absolutely dreaded Mondays because it meant going back to school.
- Many students absolutely dread their final exams at the end of the semester.
- I absolutely dread having to make that difficult phone call to deliver the bad news.
- They absolutely dread the annual performance review with their demanding manager.
- Having been through it once, she now absolutely dreads the prospect of another surgery.
- He's a great cook, but he absolutely dreads cleaning up the kitchen afterwards.