Vocabulary
Dread
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
anticipate with great apprehension or fear
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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But it also made me wonder: why does this milestone evoke dread for so many single women, instead of pride?
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On turning 30
— 2026-04-17
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Even as a fragile ceasefire holds, children continue to suffer the psychological scars of violence and a feeling of dread prevails.
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Hostages to hostility
— 2025-05-13
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Schools open, schools closed, exams proceeding, exams cancelled, work schedules gone awry, business trips that cannot be taken, concerns about the availability of food, etc all of it amounts to creating confusion and dread.
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Keep calm, carry on
— 2025-05-10
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Their discussions on the global tensions point to the death sentence many in the world dread but which most are not even aware of, and a large number are not interested in knowing about.
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Happy New Year from death row
— 2024-12-31
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After meeting him, his American interlocutors, including presidents and secretaries of state, issue boilerplate statements that dread mentioning the word `Palestine`.
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Small and great
— 2024-12-28
Synonyms
fear, be afraid of, worry about, be anxious about,
Antonyms
confidence, calming, comforting, consoling,
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