dreading
drɛd
verb
anticipate with great apprehension or fear.
Jane was dreading the party
fear,be afraid of,worry about,be anxious about,have forebodings about,feel apprehensive about,be terrified by,cower at,tremble/shudder at,cringe from,shrink from,quail from,flinch from,have cold feet about,be in a blue funk about