dreading

หˆdrษ›dษชล‹
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Translation of dreading into Hebrew

Adjective

1.

fearful

feeling great fear or anxiety
ื—ึธืจึตื“ charedื—ื•ึนืฉึตืืฉื ืžื•ึนื“ึฐืึธื’
  • She was dreading the upcoming exam results.ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื—ืจื“ื” ืžืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื”ืงืจื‘ื•ืช.
2.

apprehensive

anticipating something with apprehension
ื—ื•ึนืฉึตืืฉื choseshื—ึธืจึตื“ ืžึฐืคื•ึผื—ึธื“
  • He was dreading the long journey ahead.ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื—ื•ืฉืฉ ืžื”ืžืกืข ื”ืืจื•ืš ืฉืœืคื ื™ื•.
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Synonyms and analogies of dreading in English

adj.afraidfearfulterrifiedapprehensiveMore synonyms

Examples of dreading in a sentence

  • They were dreading the confrontation with their boss.
  • She was dreading the upcoming exam.
dread
drษ›d
Noun
1.

anticipatory fear

great fear about something that might happen
ืึตื™ืžึธื” eimahืคึทึผื—ึทื“ pakhadื—ึฒืจึธื“ึธื” ืคึทึผื—ึทื“ ื’ึธึผื“ื•ึนืœ
  • The dread of failing the exam kept him awake at night..ื”ืื™ืžื” ืžื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ื‘ืžื‘ื—ืŸ ื”ืฉืื™ืจื” ืื•ืชื• ืขืจ ื‘ืœื™ืœื”.
2.

object of fear

person or thing causing fear
ืžื•ึนืฉึธื‚ื ืึตื™ืžึธื” ืึตื™ืžึธื”
  • The haunted house was a dread for the children.ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืจื“ื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฉื ืื™ืžื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
3.

hair

Rarehairstyle known as dreadlocksRare
ืจึทืืกึฐื˜ึธื” rastahื“ึฐึผืจึถื“ึฐืœื•ึนืง
  • He admired her long, flowing dreads.ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืคืขืœ ืžื”ืจืืกื˜ื•ืช ื”ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช ื•ื”ื–ื•ืจืžื•ืช ืฉืœื”.
Verb
tr.
1.

emotion

feel intense fear about something
ืœึทื—ึฒืฉืื•ึนืฉื ืœึดืคึฐื—ึนื“ ืžึฐืึนื“ ืœึทื—ึฒืฉืื•ึนืฉื ืžึฐืึนื“
  • She dreads the thought of losing her job.ื”ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉืฉืช ืžื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืชืื‘ื“ ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื”.
2.

fear anticipation

anticipate with great apprehension or fear
ืœึทื—ึฒืฉืื•ึนืฉื ืœึดืคึฐื—ึนื“ ืžึฐืึนื“ ืžึด ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐื™ึทืจึตื ืžึด
  • She dreaded the thought of speaking in public..ื”ื™ื ื—ืฉืฉื” ืžื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืงื”ืœ.
Adjective
1.

fearful

causing fear or terror
ืžึทื‘ึฐืขึดื™ืช mav'itืžึฐืึทื™ึตึผื
  • The dread monster lurked in the shadows.ื”ืžืคืœืฆืช ื”ืžื‘ืขื™ืชื” ืืจื‘ื” ื‘ืฆืœืœื™ื.
2.

annoyance

UKannoying or undesirableUK
ืžึฐืขึดื™ืง me'ikืžึทื˜ึฐืจึดื™ื“ ื‘ึดึผืœึฐืชึดึผื™ ื ึดืกึฐื‘ึธึผืœ
  • The dread task of cleaning the garage awaited him.ื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืžืขื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ื ื™ืงื•ื™ ื”ืžื•ืกืš ื—ื™ื›ืชื” ืœื•.

Expressions with dread: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

fill with dreadv.
ืœึฐืžึทืœึตึผื ื‘ึฐึผื—ึถืจึฐื“ึธึผื”
The dark alley filled her with dread.
in dread ofprep.
ื‘ึทึผื—ึฒืจึธื“ึธื” ืžึดืคึฐึผื ึตื™
She waited in dread of the final exam results.

Translations of "dreading" in Context ordered by category and frequency

ืžืคื—ื“

So I feel good about that, but I've been dreading this conversation.

ืื– ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืขื ื–ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืคื—ื“ ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื–ืืช.

ื—ื•ึนืฉึตืืฉื - khoshesh

He walked cheerlessly into the office, dreading another long day.

ื”ื•ื ื ื›ื ืก ืœืžืฉืจื“ ื‘ื—ื•ืกืจ ืฉืžื—ื”, ื—ื•ืฉืฉ ืžืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ื ืืจื•ืš.

ืžึฐืคึทื—ึถื“ึถืช - mefakhedet

Because I am really dreading going to this party.

ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉ ืžืคื—ื“ืช ืœืœื›ืช ืœืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ื–ืืช.

ื—ืจื“

Every morning, he woke up feeling as heavy as lead, dreading the day ahead.

ื›ืœ ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื‘ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ, ื—ืจื“ ืžื”ื™ื•ื ืฉืœืคื ื™ื•.

ืคึผื•ึนื—ึตื“ ืžึดื–ึถึผื” - pokhed mizeh

A man who used to look forward to bedtime is now finding himself dreading it.

ื’ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืฉืชื•ืงืง ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืžื™ื˜ื”, ืžื•ืฆื ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืคื•ื—ื“ ืžื–ื”.

ืคึผื•ึนื—ึถื“ึถืช ืžึดื–ึถึผื” - pokhedet mizeh

Like I wasn't dreading tomorrow enough having to return it to him.

ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง ืคื•ื—ื“ืช ืžื–ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืืฆื˜ืจืš ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื” ืžื—ืจ.

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  • ืฆึทืžึดึผื™ื

dreading: Examples and translations in context

My three-month checkup is this week, and I am dreading stepping on that scale.

ื”ื‘ื“ื™ืงื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื” ืžืคื—ื“ ืœื”ื™ืฉืงืœ.

He crawled with fear, dreading the moment the teacher would call on him.

ื”ื•ื ื–ื—ืœ ืžืคื—ื“, ืžืชื™ื™ืจื ืžื”ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืžื•ืจื” ืชื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ.

I'm dreading arguing with you in court.

ืื ื™ ืžืคื—ื“ ืžื”ืขื™ืžื•ืช ืื™ืชืš ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜.

Tom plonked himself down at his desk, dreading the emails waiting there.

ืชื•ื ื ื–ืจืง ืขืœ ื”ื›ื™ืกื ืžื•ืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ, ืžืคื—ื“ ืœื’ืขืช ื‘ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืžื—ื›ื™ื ืœื•.

So, I have this work party tomorrow, and I am dreading it.

ื˜ื•ื‘, ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžื—ืจ ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื” ืžืคื—ื“.

Maybe you're dreading that day; maybe you're counting the seconds.

ืื•ืœื™ ืืชื” ืžืคื—ื“ ืžื–ื” ื™ื•ื; ืื•ืœื™ ืืชื” ืกื•ืคืจ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.

I'm dreading walking back to the subway someone shouldn't smack me and steal my bag.

ืื ื™ ืžืช ืžืคื—ื“ ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืจื›ื‘ืช, ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื•ื“ ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืžื›ื” ื‘ืจืืฉ, ื•ื™ื’ื ื•ื‘ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืชื™ืง.

The better solution is to analyze why you're dreading the task to see if it's a symptom of a larger problem.

ื”ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื“ื•ืข ืืชื” ืžืคื—ื“ ืžื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ื•ื›ืš ืœื’ืœื•ืช ื”ืื ื–ื”ื• ืกื™ืžืคื˜ื•ื ืฉืœ ื‘ืขื™ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”

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