dreaded en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɹɛ.dəd/
- /ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/
Meanings
-
Causing fear, dread, or terror.
Young and old a dreaded lot/In knots our rivals tied.
1962, Frank Agarno, “The Gallant Chess Nuts from Jersey City 'Y'”, Chess Review, published in the September issue that year as the first known team spirit song for a chess club:I have got the dreaded flu.
- Having or wearing dreadlocks.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dreaded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dreaded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dreaded diamond · dreadedness · undreaded
Synonyms
Translations (16)
cs hrozný (Causing fear, dread or terror) · fr redoutable (Causing fear, dread or terror) · tr ürkütücü (Causing fear, dread or terror) · fi kammottava (Causing fear, dread or terror) · de gefürchtet (Causing fear, dread or terror) · eo timeginda (Causing fear, dread or terror) · it temuto (Causing fear, dread or terror) · cs děsivý (Causing fear, dread or terror) · es con rastas (dreadlocks) · tr korkunç (Causing fear, dread or terror) · nl verafschuwd (Causing fear, dread or terror) · pl straszny (Causing fear, dread or terror) · fi pelottava (Causing fear, dread or terror) · fi kamala (Causing fear, dread or terror) · cs strašný (Causing fear, dread or terror) · nl gevreesd (Causing fear, dread or terror)