DREAD


Meaning of DREAD in English

■ verb

1》 anticipate with great apprehension or fear.

2》 archaic regard with great awe.

■ noun

1》 great fear or apprehension.

2》 ( ~s ) informal ~locks.

3》 a sudden take-off of a flock of birds.

■ adjective

1》 greatly feared; ~ful.

2》 archaic regarded with awe.

Derivatives

~ed adjective

Origin

OE ādrdan , ondrdan , of W. Gmc origin.

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