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dread

/dɹɛd/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
  2. Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
  3. Somebody or something dreaded.
  4. A person highly revered.
  5. Fury; dreadfulness.
  6. A Rastafarian.
  7. To fear greatly.
  8. To anticipate with fear.
  9. To be in dread, or great fear.
  10. To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
  11. Terrible; greatly feared.
  12. Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data