Dread and Pressure

Dread

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

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

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

Pressure noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Dread and pressure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Pressure".

high	high dread	high pressure
equal	equal dread	equal pressure
sheer	sheer dread	sheer pressure
deep	deep dread	deep pressure
Other adjectives: constant, great, enormous, slight, social, overwhelming, tremendous, higher.

someone	dread someone	pressure someone
time	dread time	pressure time

Dungeons & Dragons players dread the activation of a pressure plate, because nine times out of ten, it will set off a nasty trap that will ruin your whole day.

Source: Pressure Plate
They are now under the belief that Hinata had finally snapped from all the pressure put on her as heiress of one the most prestigious clans of Konoha, and dread another possible violent episode.

Source: The Dreaded / Fanfic
Drone of Dread: "Pressure Road", the music for the final area in Ys II, especially in Chronicles.

Source: Franchise / Ys

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