DREAD

Dread

Dread is a 2009 horror film directed by Anthony DiBlasi and starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans and Hanne Steen, based on the short story of the same name by Clive Barker. The story was originally published in 1984 in volume two of Barker's Books of Blood short story collections.

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dread

Noun

  1. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
  2. Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
  3. Somebody or something dreaded.
  4. A person highly revered.
  5. Fury; dreadfulness.
  6. A Rastafarian.
  7. dreadlock

Verb

  1. To fear greatly.
  2. To anticipate with fear.
    I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.
  3. To be in dread, or great fear.

Adjective

  1. Terrible; greatly feared.
  2. Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.


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