What does DREADED mean?
Definitions for DREADED
dread·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective
causing fear or dread or terror
"the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
Wiktionary
dreadedadjective
Causing fear, dread or terror
ChatGPT
dreaded
Dreaded refers to something that is highly feared, intimidated or causing great distress, anxiety, or unease. It is typically used to describe a situation, event or object that a person greatly fears or wants to avoid. It implies strong worry or apprehension towards impending, undesirable situation or activity.
Webster Dictionary
Dreaded
of Dread
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Anagrams for DREADED »
dead-red
readded
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of DREADED in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of DREADED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of DREADED in a Sentence
I was battling with my short play into the greens with two hands, I just could n’t get the feel right. I dreaded missing the greens and it was affecting me badly, i made the switch while on the Alps Tour in 2010, just really to try something different. As soon as I did I went on a great run of form and I’ve stuck with it. It’s freed me up and I enjoy my short game again.
I have now reigned about 50 years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to fourteen.
The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.
In the short run, his numbers might get even worse if he then does not decide to shut things down again — because he will lose favor with people on his own side who currently support him, in the long run, though, shutting things down will make him even more unpopular, because it would tank the economy again — producing the dreaded two-headed monster of stagflation.
There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.
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