dread (subs.) Copy link • dread (subs.): formīdo, ĭnis, f. (defined by Cic. as metus permanens, Tusc. 4, 8, fin.): to inspire a person with d., f. alicui injicere, Cic.: to be an object of d., formidini esse, Sen.: concretely, the d. of thieves (Priapus), furum f., Hor. See also fear.