dread

/dɹɛd/

noun

  1. 1

    Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.

    “my visit to the doctor is filling me with dread”
  2. 2

    Reverential or respectful fear; awe.

  3. 3

    Somebody or something dreaded.

  4. 4

    A person highly revered.

  5. 5

    Fury; dreadfulness.

  6. 6

    A Rastafarian.

  7. 7

    (chiefly in the plural) dreadlock

verb

  1. 1

    To fear greatly.

  2. 2

    To anticipate with fear.

    “I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.”
  3. 3

    To be in dread, or great fear.

  4. 4

    To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

adjective

  1. 1

    Terrible; greatly feared.

  2. 2

    Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

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