dreaded Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
   fear; dread.
   
   • I fear the winters in Moscow
   • We should not fear the Communists!
2. adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
   dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; fearsome.
   
   • the awful war
   • an awful risk
   • dire news
   • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
   • the dread presence of the headmaster
   • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
   • a dreadful storm
   • a fearful howling
   • horrendous explosions shook the city
   • a terrible curse

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