cold feet vs dread

cold feet

noun
  • A feeling of nervousness or anxiousness causing one to reconsider a decision about an upcoming event. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cold, feet. 

dread

noun
  • Somebody or something dreaded. 

  • A Rastafarian. 

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

  • Reverential or respectful fear; awe. 

verb
  • To be in dread, or great fear. 

  • To style (the hair) into dreadlocks. 

  • To fear greatly. 

  • To anticipate with fear. 

adj
  • Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded. 

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