Dread vs. Shrug — What's the Difference?

Anticipate with great apprehension or fear

A shrug is a gesture performed by raising both shoulders, and is a representation of an individual either being indifferent about something or not knowing an answer to a question. A shrug is an emblem, meaning that it integrates the vocabulary of only certain cultures and may be used in place of words.

Regard with great awe or reverence

To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.

Great fear or apprehension

To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.

A sudden take-off and flight of a flock of gulls or other birds

An expressive gesture of raising the shoulders.

A person with dreadlocks

A very short jacket or sweater, having long or short sleeves and usually worn open down the front.

Greatly feared; dreadful

A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.

Regarded with awe; greatly revered

A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

To be in terror of; fear intensely

(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance

To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like.

(Archaic) To hold in awe or reverence.

To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like.

To be very afraid.

A gesture consisting of drawing up the shoulders, - a motion usually expressing doubt, indifference, or dislike; - it is sometimes accompanied by a slight turning of the hands outward or upward. Such a gesture may be made, as in answering "who knows" to a question, suggesting utter ignorance of an answer and a disinclination to pursue the topic further.

Profound fear; terror

A gesture involving the shoulders

Fearful or anxious anticipation

Raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

An instance of fear or fearful anticipation

A source of fear, awe, or reverence

A dreadlock

A person who wears dreadlocks.

(Archaic) Awe; reverence.

Causing terror or fear

Inspiring awe

(transitive) To fear greatly.

To anticipate with fear.

(intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.

(transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

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

Reverential or respectful fear; awe.

Somebody or something dreaded.

(obsolete) A person highly revered.

(obsolete) fury; dreadfulness.

A Rastafarian.

Clip of dreadlock

Clip of dreadnought

; greatly feared; dreaded.

(archaic) awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

To be in dread, or great fear.

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

Reverential or respectful fear; awe.

An object of terrified apprehension.

A person highly revered.

Fury; dreadfulness.

Doubt; as, out of dread.

Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.

Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.

Fearful expectation or anticipation;

Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;

Causing fear or dread or terror;