Dread and Fiend

Dread

Dread noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.

Usage example: speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people

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

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

Fiend noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.

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Dread and fiend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Fiend".

Nearby Word: fiendish

Igora: Like one who on a lonely road doth walk in fear and dread, and having wants of turning around walks on, and turns no more his head, because he knows a frightful fiend doth close behind him tread: Frankenstein!

Source: Film / Monster Brawl
Your Princess Is in Another Castle: You didn't think Murdaw was the only Dread Fiend out there, did you...?

Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest VI
Terry in Dragon Quest VI goes from rival of your party and servant of a Dread Fiend to joining your party.

Source: Heel Face Turn / Video Games

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