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# dreaded

«dreaded» in Mova's school dictionary: **Feared very much; something people do not want to happen…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (dreaded); also the past form of dread

### meaning for a pupil

1) Feared very much; something people do not want to happen or face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#m1)

2) (informal, joke) Used about something annoying in a mock-scary way: «the dreaded homework», «the dreaded nits». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «the dreaded beast» or «the dreaded day» builds fear. In everyday talk it is used playfully for things people dislike: «the dreaded Monday morning», «the dreaded vegetables». Phrases: «the dreaded», «much-dreaded».

### examples

- The dreaded maths test was finally here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#x1)
- Sailors feared the dreaded storm season. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#x2)
- Mum found the dreaded nits in my hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#x3)
- (joke) Time for the dreaded broccoli! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#x4)
- He finally faced the dreaded dentist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#x5)
- The village feared the dreaded wolf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#x6)
- It is not only during sleep that the Vampire is to be dreaded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/#x7)

### note

Past form and adjective of «dread». Pronounced «DRED-id». Usually comes with «the» before a noun.

### In the corpora

- [A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, and feared of all them that are about Him?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1568/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dreaded» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dreaded/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.