Dread and Ghost

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

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

Ghost noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.

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Dread and ghost are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Ghost".

Nearby Words: ghostly, ghosted, ghosting

old	old dread	old ghost
particular	particular dread	particular ghost
complete	complete dread	complete ghost
regular	regular dread	regular ghost
Other adjectives: genuine, bad, mysterious.

Later arrivals discover these ghost ships and the ensuing dread and paranoia only drive them insane faster.

Source: Ghost Ship
Drone of Dread: Used frequently on Frances the Mute, notably in the intro to "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore" and the title track (which was released separately as a single).

Source: Music / The Mars Volta
But events from the past are coming back to haunt you.In the fourth game, The Dread of Oakville, you are an author on her way to a book signing, only to become lost and then trapped the ghost town of Oakville by a dark entity known as 'Mr.

Source: Videogame / Phantasmat

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