"dreaded" meaning in English

See dreaded in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/, /ˈdɹɛ.dəd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dreaded.wav Forms: more dreaded [comparative], most dreaded [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛdɪd Head templates: {{en-adj}} dreaded (comparative more dreaded, superlative most dreaded)
  1. Causing fear, dread, or terror. Translations (Causing fear, dread or terror): hrozný [masculine] (Czech), strašný [masculine] (Czech), děsivý [masculine] (Czech), verafschuwd (Dutch), gevreesd (Dutch), timeginda (Esperanto), pelottava (Finnish), kammottava (Finnish), kamala (Finnish), redoutable (French), gefürchtet (German), temuto [masculine] (Italian), straszny [masculine] (Polish), temido (Spanish), pavoroso (Spanish), empavoreciente (Spanish), despavoriente (Spanish), korkunç (Turkish), ürkütücü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dreaded-en-adj-0j1S-48S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 11 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 15 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 57 19 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 65 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 13 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 15 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 16 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 12 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 66 12 22 Disambiguation of 'Causing fear, dread or terror': 94 6
  2. Having or wearing dreadlocks.
    Sense id: en-dreaded-en-adj--SQeCO9s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dreaded diamond, dreadedness, undreaded

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/, /ˈdɹɛ.dəd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dreaded.wav
Rhymes: -ɛdɪd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dreaded
  1. simple past and past participle of dread Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: dread
    Sense id: en-dreaded-en-verb-Zrr6fBKx
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      "sense": "Causing fear, dread or terror",
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      "sense": "Causing fear, dread or terror",
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      "sense": "Causing fear, dread or terror",
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