Dread and Excitement

Dread

Dread noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.

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Excitement and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excitement" instead a noun "Dread".

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

Excitement noun - Something that arouses a strong response from another.

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Dread and excitement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Excitement".

Nearby Words: excited, excite, exciting, excitable, excitedly

equal	equal dread	equal excitement
utter	utter dread	utter excitement
initial	initial dread	initial excitement
genuine	genuine dread	genuine excitement
Other adjectives: sheer, obvious, visible, real, constant, great, social, personal, general, uncontrollable, sudden.

Admiring the Abomination: Upon finding out that a Morser-Karl is dropping high-explosive shells on them, Yukari's face is full of fan-girl excitement rather than dread.

Source: Anime / Girls Und Panzer Der Film

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