The difference between Dread and Ug

When used as nouns, dread means great fear in view of impending evil, whereas ug means a feeling of fear, horror or disgust.

When used as verbs, dread means to fear greatly, whereas ug means to dread, loathe or disgust.


Dread is also adjective with the meaning: terrible.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dread and Ug

  1. Dread as a verb (transitive):

    To fear greatly.

  2. Dread as a verb:

    To anticipate with fear.

    Examples:

    "I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life."

  3. Dread as a verb (intransitive):

    To be in dread, or great fear.

  4. Dread as a verb (transitive):

    To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

  1. Dread as a noun:

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

  2. Dread as a noun:

    Reverential or respectful fear; awe.

  3. Dread as a noun:

    Somebody or something dreaded.

  4. Dread as a noun (obsolete):

    A person highly revered.

  5. Dread as a noun (obsolete):

    Fury; dreadfulness.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  6. Dread as a noun:

    A Rastafarian.

  7. Dread as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):

    dreadlock

  1. Dread as an adjective:

    Terrible; greatly feared.

  2. Dread as an adjective (archaic):

    Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

  1. Ug as a noun (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    A feeling of fear, horror or disgust.

    Examples:

    "usex He took an ug at's meht."

  2. Ug as a noun (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    An object of disgust.

    Examples:

    "usex What an ug ye've myed yorsel."

  3. Ug as a noun (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    Vomited matter.

  4. Ug as a noun (Northumbria):

    A surfeit.

  1. Ug as a verb (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    To dread, loathe or disgust.

  2. Ug as a verb (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    To fear, be horrified; shudder with horror.

  3. Ug as a verb (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    To vomit.

  4. Ug as a verb (Northumbria, obsolete):

    To give a surfeit to.

  1. Ug as a noun (Caithness, Scotland):

    The pectoral fin of a fish.