nameless dread

Frequency: 4.52.5 per million words

a strong feeling of fear that has no clear cause

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Examples (20)

  • As she walked through the empty house, a nameless dread crept over her.
  • He felt a nameless dread as he entered the abandoned building.
  • He woke up with a feeling of nameless dread, though he couldn't explain why.
  • A nameless dread filled her heart, though she couldn't pinpoint the cause.
  • The patient described a persistent feeling of nameless dread to the therapist.
  • The sudden silence brought with it a nameless dread, hinting at unseen dangers.
  • In the middle of the night, a nameless dread often washed over him.
  • He awoke with a sense of nameless dread that lingered throughout the day.
  • The old, abandoned mansion seemed to exude a nameless dread.
  • The impending doom was accompanied by a nameless dread, a fear of the unknown.
  • Despite the good news, she couldn't shake the sense of nameless dread that had followed her all day.
  • She couldn't shake off the nameless dread that had settled over her.
  • The story is about a protagonist who is slowly consumed by a nameless dread.
  • There was a nameless dread hanging over the town after the mysterious disappearances.
  • A nameless dread settled upon the village as the strange fog rolled in.
  • The old house always evoked a nameless dread in him, a feeling he couldn't explain.
  • I live with a certain nameless dread, a fear that something is always about to go wrong.
  • Despite the apparent calm, a nameless dread persisted, a warning of future events.
  • The silence of the deep sea can fill even the bravest diver with a nameless dread.
  • A feeling of nameless dread crept over her as the storm clouds gathered.