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verbDefinition of dread
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : to fear greatly can't swim and dreads the water a dreaded disease
b archaic : to regard with awe
2 : to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face dread the future dreaded telling him the truth dread the thought of speaking in public
: to be apprehensive or fearful dread not
dread
nounDefinition of dread (Entry 2 of 3)
1a : great fear especially in the face of impending evil were filled with dread by reports of another terrorist attack
b : extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect (see prospect entry 1 sense 4c) dread of a social blunder
c archaic : awe
2 : one causing fear or awe the days of wooden ships and wooden homes, when fire was an omnipresent dread —F. W. Saunders
3a : dreadlock sense 1 trimming each dread
b dreads plural : dreadlock sense 2 looked great in dreads
dread
adjectiveDefinition of dread (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : causing great fear or anxiety dread diseases
2 : inspiring awe our dread king
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