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Definitions for Dreaded

[1] to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
[2] to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience: I dread going to big parties.
[3] Archaic . to hold in respectful awe.
[4] to be in great fear.
[5] terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
[6] a person or thing dreaded.
[7] dreads, Informal . dreadlocks.
[8] Informal . a person who wears dreadlocks.w
[9] Archaic . deep awe or reverence.
[10] greatly feared; frightful; terrible.
[11] held in awe or reverential fear.
[12] to anticipate with apprehension or terror
[13] to fear greatly
[14] archaic to be in awe of
[15] great fear; horror
[16] an object of terror
[17] slang a Rastafarian
[18] archaic deep reverence
[19] literary awesome; awe-inspiring

Words related to Dreaded

dreadapprehend, tremble, shudder, quake, fear, cringe, misdoubt

Words nearby Dreaded

dreaddraying, drayman, drayton, drch., dre, dread, dreadful, dreadfully, dreadlocks, dreadnought, dream

Origin of Dreaded

1125–75; Middle English dreden (v.), Old English drǣdan, aphetic variant of adrǣdan, ondrǣdan; cognate with Old High German intrātan to fear

Other words from Dreaded

dread·a·ble , adjective
dread·ness , noun
pre·dread , noun, verb (used with object)
un·dread·ed , adjective
un·dread·ing , adjective

Word origin for Dreaded

Old English ondrǣdan; related to Old Saxon antdrādan, Old High German intrātan

Synonyms for Dreaded

apprehend, cringe, fear, quake, shudder, tremble, be afraid, have cold feet, misdoubt, shrink from