Dread
WordNet
noun
(1) Fearful expectation or anticipation
"The student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
verb
(2) Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
"I fear the winters in Moscow"
"We should not fear the Communists!"
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Etymology
dreden from , aphetic form of , from and- "against" + rǣdan "to counsel, advise". Akin to intrātan "to fear". More at read.