dreaded

/หˆdษนษ›dษชd/

IPA: /D R EH1 D IH0 D/

verb
  1. 1

    To fear greatly.

  2. 2

    To anticipate with fear.

    โ€œI'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.โ€

  3. 3

    To be in dread, or great fear.

  4. 4

    To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

adjective
  1. 1

    Causing fear, dread or terror.

    โ€œI have got the dreaded flu.โ€

  2. 2

    Wearing dreadlocks.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dread, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dreaded