Jane Leavy

For most of my adult life, I dreaded the day I woke up and saw my mother in the mirror. It never happened. But, I had grown into my father. I shouldn't have been surprised. Everyone always said I was the son he never had.

American Writer

Joyce Meyer

Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.

American Author

Ethel Waters

After years in white theaters I dreaded working in colored houses. The noise, the stomping, whistling, and cheering that hadn't annoyed me when I was young was now something I dreaded.

American Musician

Gabrielle Reece

Eating and food are a wonderful part of our life's experience, and half of us are walking around dreading having to figure out what to put in our mouths.

Athlete

Ian Holm

As an actor, I'm very much a company person. And this also goes through my life: I have a dread of responsibility. I like someone else to be in charge.

English Actor

Jennifer Gilmore

I find I have to touch what I am working on every day, or a deep-seated dread kicks in that is very hard to overcome.

American Novelist

Ina May Gaskin

I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored.

American Celebrity

Jason Mraz

My parents dreaded the fact that I was changing my life to do this, but I just kept doing it.

George Bernard Shaw

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Irish Playwright

Princess Margaret

I have always had a dread of becoming a passenger in life.

British Royalty

Describes a feeling of anxiety over an event that will or might happen in the future.

Anticipation Anxiety

Stronger than 'worry' and indicates an intense emotional state regarding future events.

Beyond Worry

Often a chronic feeling that lingers and isn't easily resolved.

Persistent Fear

The action form when you anticipate something with fear, usually an upcoming event.

Active Apprehension

Feeling unease before doing something anticipated to be unpleasant.

Preemptive Discomfort

Carries a strong emotional weight, suggesting a more severe level of fear compared to similar words.

Emotional Weight

Used for things expected to be so bad or unpleasant that they cause fear.

Negative Expectation

Can also express strong disapproval or dissatisfaction about something.

Severe Disapproval

Refers to a specific hairstyle with cultural significance, often associated with Rastafarianism.

Cultural Style

Dreadlocks can be a fashion statement or an expression of personal style, not just cultural.

Fashion Expression

 isn't actually fun, because it's completely unearned, and the air is filled with guilt, dread, anxiety, self-hatred -- all of those good procrastinator feelings. And the question is, in this situation, with the Monkey behind the wheel, how does the procrastinator ever get himself over here to this blue zone, a less pleasant place, but where really important things happen?

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 Now you can cultivate this emotional intelligence yourself and use it in your everyday life. So just, you know, imagine waking up in the morning. I'm sure you've had this experience. I know I have. You wake up and as you're emerging into consciousness, you feel this horrible dread,

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 Good afternoon. There's a medical revolution happening all around us, and it's one that's going to help us conquer some of society's most dreaded conditions, including cancer. The revolution is called angiogenesis,

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 a victim of the universe’s cosmic indifference. But his work has inspired numerous short stories, novels, tabletop games, and cultural icons. And as long as humans feel a sense of dread about our unknown future,

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 good afternoon there's a medical revolution happening all around us and it's one that's going to help us conquer some of society's most dreaded conditions including cancer and the

 What keeps you up at night? Pondering deep questions? Excitement about a big trip? Or is it stress about unfinished work, an upcoming test, or a dreaded family gathering?

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 Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees growing new leaves, but if you get allergies, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy.

Why do people have...

 what most of us dread and the result is quite disturbing as he brings a swarm into our world people are forced to confront their fears