Definition of "dread" in inglés

verb

1. (transitive) To fear greatly.

2. To anticipate with fear.

   • I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.

3. (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.

4. (transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

noun

1. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.

   • My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.

2. Reverential or respectful fear; awe.

3. Somebody or something dreaded.

4. (obsolete) A person highly revered.

5. (obsolete) Fury; dreadfulness.

6. A Rastafarian.

7. (slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of dreadlock.

8. (military, nautical, historical, slang) Clipping of dreadnought.

   • The Royal Navy sent six dreads and four BCs to intercept the German raiding force.

adjective

1. Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded.

   • 1980, Donald Fagen; Walter Becker (lyrics and music), "Glamour Profession" in Gaucho, track 3: "Jack with his radar / Stalking the dread moray eel"

2. (archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.