Dread and Scare

Dread

Dread noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Usage example: we were filled with dread when we saw the rapids we would be rafting down

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Scare and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scare" instead the word "Dread" as a noun or a verb.

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

Scare noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Usage example: fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them

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Dread and scare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Scare".

Nearby Words: scar, scared, scary, scaring

initial	initial dread	initial scare
genuine	genuine dread	genuine scare
proper	proper dread	proper scare
real	real dread	real scare
Other adjectives: great, slight, bad, horrible, few, sudden.

dread someone

scare someone

Psychological Horror: There are only one or two "scare moments" throughout the film and instead the film relies on a lingering sense of tension and dread.

Source: Film / Session 9
Nightmare Fetishist: Hotaru reacts with delight, rather than dread, when she learns that Gin is a monster, and she later gets excited when she encounters a fox spirit that initially tries to scare her.Hotaru: [after seeing the fox spirit] That's so cool!

Source: Manga / Hotarubi No Mori E
The image of a ten foot tall floating man on fire claiming to be the Dread Pirate Roberts who leaves no survivors is enough to scare the sixty men guarding the gate.

Source: Incendiary Exponent