great dread
Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words
a very strong feeling of fear
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Examples (10)
- He felt a sense of great dread as he awaited the results.
- For many, the greatest dread is the fear of the unknown.
- The approaching storm filled the villagers with great dread.
- A wave of great dread washed over him when he realized he was lost.
- She confessed that her greatest dread had always been being alone.
- With great dread, he entered the abandoned house.
- The silence of the empty office instilled a great dread in the security guard.
- What is the source of this great dread you seem to be experiencing?
- The thought of another war was a source of great dread for the entire nation.
- He lived in great dread of his secret being revealed.