English Explanatory Dictionary

dread fascination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A malignant supernatural influence produced by the evil eye.
  2. A response to something characterized by staring, an inability to move or intervene, and feelings of dread.
  3. An obsessive interest in something that evokes feelings of fear or that hurts the person with the interest.

Word forms

dread fascination dread fascinations
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