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Tightly matted hair intentionally formed into thick ropelike strands
Plural for great fear or apprehension
“Ra has a perennial dread of the realm of the dead. He spends half his time voyaging through its bleakest, blackest regions, and its lightlessness distresses and repels him.”
Plural for any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is
“It was a personal dread which she related to her religion, to the vapor of her prayers in that cold room, a space wrapped in stone and silence and darkness.”
Plural for a psychological, irrational or obsessive fear of (something)
Plural for a personal dislike or source of irritation
Plural for a state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry
To anticipate with great apprehension or fear
“I used to dread having to cross the main road. Traffic used to speed along that road as quick as lightning.”
To bear intense aversion or profound disgust
To regard with adoration and reverence, particularly for deities and gods
To be anxious or concerned about something in particular
To put (hair) into dreadlocks
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