Dread and Plague

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

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

Plague noun - A widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death.

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Dread and plague are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Plague".

Nearby Words: plagued, plaguing

real	real dread	real plague
terrible	terrible dread	terrible plague
horrible	horrible dread	horrible plague
supernatural	supernatural dread	supernatural plague
Other adjectives: general, mysterious, apocalyptic, uncontrollable, cosmic, sudden.

dread time

plague time

Not much longer.Oer rotted Soil, under blighted Sky, A dread Plague the Wicked has wrought.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy XV

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