| Main Entry: | dread |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible, terrifying |
Synonyms: |
alarming, awe-inspiring, awful, creepy*, dire, frightening, frightful, shuddersome, terrible |
Antonyms: |
pleasant, pleasing, welcomed, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | dread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear |
Synonyms: |
affright, alarm, apprehension, aversion, awe, cold feet, consternation, creeps, dismay, fright, funk, goose bumps, horror, jitters, panic, phobia, stage fright, terror, trepidation, trepidity, worriment |
Antonyms: |
bravery, confidence, courage, encouragement, want, welcoming |
| Main Entry: | dread |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | anticipate with horror |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, be afraid, cringe, fear, have cold feet, misdoubt, quake, shrink from, shudder, tremble |
Antonyms: |
encourage, want, welcome |
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feeling of sudden fear |
Synonyms: |
anxiety, apprehension, cold feet, consternation, dismay, distress, dread, fright, horror, nervousness, panic, scare, strain, stress, tension, terror, trepidation, unease, uneasiness |
Antonyms: |
assurance, calmness, composure, confidence, peace, quietness, repose, security |
| Main Entry: | angst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feeling of anxiety |
Synonyms: |
Weltschmerz, agony, apprehension, blues, depression, dread, mid-life crisis, misgiving, nervousness, uneasiness |
| Main Entry: | anxiety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worry, tension |
Synonyms: |
all-overs, angst, ants in pants, apprehension, botheration, butterflies, care, cold sweat, concern, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, distress, doubt, downer, drag*, dread, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss, goose bumps, heebie-jeebies, jitters, jumps, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nail-biting, needles, nervousness, panic, pins and needles, restlessness, shakes, shivers, solicitude, suffering, suspense, sweat*, trouble, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness, watchfulness, willies, worriment |
Antonyms: |
assurance, calmness, composure, contentment, ease, happiness, nonchalance, peace, tranquility |
| Main Entry: | apprehension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anxiety, fear |
Synonyms: |
alarm, apprehensiveness, concern, disquiet, doubt, dread, foreboding, misgiving, mistrust, premonition, presage, presentiment, suspicion, trepidation, uneasiness, worry |
Antonyms: |
calmness, ease |
| Main Entry: | aversion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dislike; opposition |
Synonyms: |
abhorrence, abomination, allergy, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, detestation, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, disliking, displeasure, dissatisfaction, distaste, dread, hate, hatred, having no use for, horror, hostility, indisposition, loathing, odium, reluctance, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, unwillingness |
| Notes: | aversion is something that originates from within, whereas adversity is something that originates from without; adverse is usually applied to situations while averse is used to describe a person's attitude |
Antonyms: |
affection, attachment, care, fondness, kindness, like, liking, love, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amazement |
Synonyms: |
admiration, apprehension, astonishment, consternation, dread, esteem, fear, fright, horror, regard, respect, reverence, shock, stupefaction, terror, veneration, wonder, wonderment, worship |
Antonyms: |
calmness, coolness, expectation, familiarity, intimacy, steadiness |
| Main Entry: | coiffure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hairstyle |
Synonyms: |
DA, afro, beehive, blow dry, braids, corn rows, crew cut, dreadlocks, dreads, flip, fuzz cut, hair, hair-comb, haircut, hairdo, permanent, pigtails, plait, ponytail, razor cut, tail, tease, trim, wave |