Dread

Morpheme

Dread

Type

free base

Denotation

fear, apprehension

Etymology

Middle English drede, dred, dreden; Old English drǣdan, from ondrǣdan

Evidence

dread, dreadable, dreaded, dreaden, dreadful, dreadfully, dreadier, dreadiest, dreading, dreadingly, dreadless, dreadly, dreadmill, dreads, dreadsome, dreadworthy, dready, fordread, indread, misdread, undreading