mortal dread

Frequency: 6.57.8 per million words

an extreme fear, as if one is in danger of dying

dreadADJECTIVE + DREAD

Categories:

mortal

Examples (10)

  • After her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.
  • The young soldier felt a mortal dread as he heard the enemy planes approaching.
  • He has a mortal dread of public speaking.
  • Staring into the eyes of the wolf, she was filled with a mortal dread that paralyzed her.
  • The old, abandoned house filled the children with a mortal dread.
  • Waiting for the test results, he lived in mortal dread of what the doctor might say.
  • The villagers had a mortal dread of the plague sweeping through their town.
  • The character's mortal dread of being buried alive is a key theme in the story.
  • What I feel is not simple fear, but a mortal dread that consumes my every thought.
  • Under the tyrant's rule, the populace existed in a state of mortal dread.