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Dread

speaker

Meaning

Verb

●
To
greatly.
●
To
with fear.
●
To be in
, or great fear.
●
To
(the
) into dreadlocks.

Noun

●
In Fear:
Great
;
of
;
terror.
●
Reverential or
; awe.
●
Somebody
dreaded.
●
A person
revered.
●
In Fear & Hair:
Fury; dreadfulness.
●
In People:
A Rastafarian.
●
Clipping of dreadlock.
●
In Military & Nautical:
Clipping of dreadnought.

Adj

●
In Fear:
Terrible;
; dreaded.
●
In Fear:
Awe-inspiring;
in
awe.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

dread
English
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dreden
Middle English (1100-1500)
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drædan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

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