of Dread
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of Alarm
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of Alarm
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Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
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Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
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Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.
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To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
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Full of dread or terror; fearful.
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Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.
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Frightful; causing fear.
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of Frighten
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Fearful; frightful.
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Causing horror; frightful.
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Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.
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