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misdread

/mɪsˈdɹɛd/

misdread verb: to dread.

Verb

misdread (third-person singular simple present misdreads, present participle misdreading, simple past and past participle misdreaded)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To dread.
    • Needs me then hope, or doth me need misdread?1597-8, Bishop Hall, Sat., Defiance to Envie, 25
    • To auoyd a mischiefe which he misdreaded.1606, G. Woodcocke, Hist. Iustine, xxxi, 104

Forms of misdread

third-person singular presentmisdreads
present participlemisdreading
past participlemisdreaded
pastmisdreaded

Origin of misdread

From mis- + dread.

Questions about misdread

What does misdread mean?
Misdread means to dread.
What part of speech is misdread?
Misdread is a verb.
How do you pronounce misdread?
Misdread is pronounced /mɪsˈdɹɛd/.
What is the past tense of misdread?
The past tense of misdread is misdreaded.

Words near misdread in the dictionary

  1. misdraw
  2. misdrawing
  3. misdrawings
  4. misdrawn
  5. misdraws
  6. misdread
  7. misdreaded
  8. misdreading
  9. misdreads
  10. misdrew
  11. misdrive

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