# dreaded

Pronunciation: US say "DRED-id" /ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/; UK

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of dread. — simple past and past participle of dread
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of dread. Use it when talking about something that already happened.
   - _She had always dreaded hospitals, even as a visitor._
   - _The stylist washed, sectioned and dreaded his hair over two long sessions._

## Adjective

2. Causing people to feel fear, dread, or terror.
   - Simple: Making people feel afraid, worried, or very scared.
   - _Halfway through the trip, the dashboard lit up with the dreaded check-engine light._
   - _The dreaded letter from the tax office sat unopened on the table for a week._
3. Having dreadlocks, or wearing the hair in them.
   - Simple: Having hair that is twisted into dreadlocks.
   - _A dreaded surfer with sun-bleached locks waved to us from the water._
   - _She kept her dreaded hair wrapped in a bright scarf at work._

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