Dread
Dread noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.
Usage example: the dread felt by people awaiting bad news
Hope
Hope noun - The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled.
How words are described
| old | old dread | old hope |
| complete | complete dread | complete hope |
| genuine | genuine dread | genuine hope |
| real | real dread | real hope |
| Other adjectives: great, absolute, vain, personal, few, greater, greatest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- But my father's legacy is more than just the dread of the darkness, it's hope, as well.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Star Wars -
But it's all I have.""During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings.
Source: Literature / The Egyptian - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini has so many Hope Spots that you begin to dread something good happening, because it will most likely lead to the book, once again, getting worse.
Source: Hope Spot / Literature
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