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dreaded - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dreaded' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dreaded [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Dread

Meaning of 'dreaded' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dreaded [ s]
Meaning (1):
- causing fear or dread or terror
Example in sentence:
  • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked;
  • a dreadful storm;
  • a fearful howling;
  • a terrible curse;
  • an awful risk;
  • dire news;
  • horrendous explosions shook the city;
  • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was;
  • the awful war;
  • the dread presence of the headmaster

Nearby Words:

dread dread-bolted dreadable dreader dreadful dreadfully dreadfulness dreading dreadingly dreadless

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