anxiety vs dread

anxiety

noun
  • An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. 

  • An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). 

  • A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach. 

dread

noun
  • Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror. 

  • A Rastafarian. 

  • Somebody or something dreaded. 

  • Reverential or respectful fear; awe. 

adj
  • Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded. 

verb
  • To be in dread, or great fear. 

  • To style (the hair) into dreadlocks. 

  • To fear greatly. 

  • To anticipate with fear. 

How often have the words anxiety and dread occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )