Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/
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/ˈdɹɛ.dəd/
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ˈdɹɛdɪd
Adjective
Causing fear, dread, or terror.
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- Examples
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I have got the dreaded flu.
Young and old a dreaded lot/In knots our rivals tied.
Having or wearing dreadlocks.
Adjective
causing fear or dread or terror
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the awful war
an awful risk
More examples (8)
dire news
a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
the dread presence of the headmaster
polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
a dreadful storm
a fearful howling
horrendous explosions shook the city
a terrible curse