dread
/dษนษd/noun
- 1
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
โmy visit to the doctor is filling me with dreadโ
- 2
Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
- 3
Somebody or something dreaded.
- 4
A person highly revered.
- 5
Fury; dreadfulness.
- 6
A Rastafarian.
- 7
(chiefly in the plural) dreadlock
verb
- 1
To fear greatly.
- 2
To anticipate with fear.
โI'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.โ
- 3
To be in dread, or great fear.
- 4
To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
adjective
- 1
Terrible; greatly feared.
- 2
Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.
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