dread

  1. Verb.  To fear greatly.
  2. Verb.  To anticipate with fear.
  3. Noun.  A great fear.
  4. Noun.  Somebody or something dreaded.
  5. Noun.  A Rastafarian.
  6. Noun.  (mostly, plural) dreadlock.
  7. Adjective.  Terrible; greatly feared.
  8. Adjective.  (archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

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