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dread

2 noun
     
dread2
[singular, uncountable] a strong fear of something that is going to happen or may happen
dread of (doing) something
the dread of losing those we love
with dread
Bernice looked with dread at the end of the passage.
The prospect of flying filled me with dread.
She lives in dread of (=is continuously very afraid of) the disease returning.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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