Afraid and Dreading

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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Dreading and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dreading" instead an adjective "Afraid".

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Afraid and dreading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Dreading".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreader

Cheese's, you're a little kid who is deathly afraid of its animatronics and dreading your upcoming birthday party there.

Source: Things That Go "Bump" in the Night

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