QUIZ
TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”
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What does "dignity" mean?
Origin of dread
1125–75; Middle English dreden (v.), Old English drǣdan, aphetic variant of adrǣdan, ondrǣdan; cognate with Old High German intrātan to fear
synonym study for dread
5. See fear.
OTHER WORDS FROM dread
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How to use dread in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for dread
dread
/ (drɛd) /
verb (tr)
noun
adjective
literary awesome; awe-inspiring
Word Origin for dread
Old English ondrǣdan; related to Old Saxon antdrādan, Old High German intrātan
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