dreaded

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/, /ˈdɹɛ.dəd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛdɪd

Adjective

dreaded (comparative more dreaded, superlative most dreaded)

1. Causing fear, dread, or terror.

   Synonym: dread

   I have got the dreaded flu.

   • 1962, Frank Agarno, “The Gallant Chess Nuts from Jersey City 'Y'”, Chess Review, published in the September issue that year as the first known team spirit song for a chess club:

     Young and old a dreaded lot/In knots our rivals tied.

2. Having or wearing dreadlocks.

Derived terms

• dreaded diamond
• dreadedness
• undreaded

Translations

Causing fear, dread or terror — see also feared,‎ dreadful

• Czech: hrozný (cs) m, strašný (cs) m, děsivý (cs) m
• Dutch: verafschuwd (nl), gevreesd (nl)
• Esperanto: timeginda
• Finnish: pelottava (fi), kammottava (fi), kamala (fi)
• French: redoutable (fr)
• German: gefürchtet (de)
• Italian: temuto (it) m
• Polish: straszny (pl) m
• Turkish: korkunç (tr), ürkütücü (tr)

dreadlocks

• Spanish: con rastas

Verb

dreaded

1. simple past and past participle of dread

Anagrams

• dead-red, re-added, readded