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   dread

   /drɛd/

   verb

   • 1. anticipate with great apprehension or fear: "Jane was dreading the party"
   • 2. regard with great awe or reverence: archaic "the man whom Henry dreaded as the future champion of English freedom"

   noun

   • 1. great fear or apprehension: "the thought of returning to London filled her with dread"
   • 2. a 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. a person with dreadlocks: informal "the band appeals to dreads and baldheads alike"
   • ▪ dreadlocks: "Lyon combed his fingers through Curtis' dreads"

   adjective

   • 1. greatly feared; dreadful: "he was stricken with the dread disease and died"
   • 2. regarded with awe; greatly revered: archaic "that dread being we dare oppose"

   Word Origin Old Englishādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan.

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   What does Dread mean?

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   What does dreaded mean?

   • 1. To be in terror of; fear intensely: "What I most dreaded as a child was the close danger of the atomic bomb" (James Carroll). 2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance: We dreaded the long drive home. 3. Archaic To hold in awe or reverence. To be very afraid. n. 1. a.

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   What is an example of Dread?

   • For example, many people feel dread at the very thought of speaking in front of an audience. As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen," like students who did not study and as a result, dread getting their graded tests back. As an adjective, dread means "frightening or terrifying," like a dread monster.

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   What is the fear of accepting a person?

   • The fear of accepting anything or anyone extends to both good and bad. The bad may destroy the self, while the self may destroy the good. The self is therefore empty and starving for acceptance, yet may destroy what is taken in or be destroyed by it.

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   What is Dread and how does it function?

   • Dread is the largest and most active social media forum for darknet- and privacy-related topics. It can only be accessed on the dark web via Tor or i2p and does not have a clearnet presence. Launched in early 2018 as a response to Reddit’s removal of subreddits deemed too sensitive.

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   What does dreadlocks mean?

   • Archaic. to hold in respectful awe. to be in great fear. terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear. a person or thing dreaded. dreads,Informal. dreadlocks. Informal. a person who wears dreadlocks. Archaic. deep awe or reverence. greatly feared; frightful; terrible. held in awe or reverential fear. archaic.

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     DREAD meaning: 1. to feel extremely worried or frightened...

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     DREAD translate: 對…感到恐懼;害怕;擔心, 恐懼，害怕;憂慮. Learn more in the...

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     DREAD definition: 1. to feel worried or frightened about...

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   Dread is a verb, noun, or adjective that means to fear greatly, a state of great fear, or something that inspires fear. It can also refer to a Rastafarian hairstyle or a sign of respect.

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   The noun dread describes the fear of something bad happening, like the dread you feel when walking alone on a deserted street in the dark. Dread is a feeling of fear, but it can also be the desire to avoid something.

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