dreaded

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dreaded

/ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/
/ˈdɹɛ.dəd/

Rhymes with -ɛdɪd

adjective more dreaded · most dreaded

Causing fear, dread, or terror. I have got the dreaded flu.
Similar: dread
Having or wearing dreadlocks.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of dread

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: direful, terrible, dreadful, horrific, fearful, fearsome, frightening, alarming, horrendous, awful, dire, horrifying, terrifying, horrible, appalling, daunting

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adj Causing fear, dread or terror

Français	redoutable
Deutsch	gefürchtet
Italiano	temuto

adj dreadlocks

Español	con rastas

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@misc{dreaded_2026,
  title = {dreaded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dreaded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}