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dread
transitive verb
- to anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely
- to face (something disagreeable) with reluctance
- Archaic to regard with awe
intransitive verb
Archaic to be very fearful
noun
- intense fear, esp. of something which may happen
- fear mixed with awe or reverence
- reluctance and uneasiness
- something dreaded
- Informal dreadlocks
adjective
- dreaded or dreadful
- inspiring awe or reverence; awesome
See dread in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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