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Definition of dread adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dread

adjective
 
/dred/
 
/dred/
(formal)
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  1. dreaded (= causing fear)
    Word OriginOld English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan.
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