1greatly feared; dreadful:he was stricken with the dread disease and died
2 archaic regarded with awe; greatly revered:that dread being we dare oppose
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1 [mass noun] great fear or apprehension:the thought of returning to London filled her with dread [in singular]:I used to have a dread of Friday afternoons
2a sudden take-off and flight of a flock of gulls or other birds:flocks of wood sandpiper, often excitable, noisy, and given to dreads
3 informal a person with dreadlocks:the band appeals to dreads and baldheads alike
(dreads) dreadlocks:Lyon combed his fingers through Curtis' dreads
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1anticipate with great apprehension or fear:Jane was dreading the party [with infinitive]:I dread to think what Russell will say
2 archaic regard with great awe or reverence:the man whom Henry dreaded as the future champion of English freedom