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单词 dreaded
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dreadedadj.

Etymology: < dread v. + -ed suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdreaded.
a. That is regarded with dread or great fear; inspiring deep awe or apprehension.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adjective]
eislichc888
eyesfulOE
awfulc1175
smarta1200
ferlya1225
sternc1275
grisea1300
uglya1300
dreadfula1325
fell?c1335
stout1338
perilousc1380
terriblec1400
ghastfulc1449
timorous1455
epouventable1477
bedreadc1485
dreadablec1490
dreadc1540
buggisha1555
dreaded1556
monster-like1561
dire1567
scareful1567
terrifying1577
scary1582
direful1583
affrighting1592
dismal1594
affrightful1603
diral1606
tirable1607
frighting1619
scaring1641
affrighteninga1651
formidolous1656
terrific1667
terrifical1677
atrocious1733
terrorful1789
orful1845
lurid1850
terrorsome1890
turble1893
timorsome1894
like the wrath of God1936
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being awesome > [adjective]
awfulc1175
grureful?c1225
fearful1340
ferdfulc1380
grisleda1400
dread1420
dreaded1556
tremblable1560
gruesome1570
awesome1578
tremend1581
awing1589
tremendous1632
aweda1656
awous?1675
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > quality of inspiring reverence > [adjective] > worthy of or inspiring reverential fear > held in reverential fear
dreadlya1250
dread1420
dreaded1556
aweda1656
1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie vii. 20 Dred, in dred of the dreddid, the dredder driues To Judge, more or lesse, as the dreddid contriues.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. 325 My most dreaded Soueraigne.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. iii. 102 In the presence Of dreaded Iustice. View more context for this quotation
1782 Cowper Poems I. 177 If chance..A tempest usher in the dreaded morn.
1878 A. Pinkerton Strikers xviii. 219 The conductor..promptly passed the dreaded word to the dispatcher.
1915 Chambers's Jrnl. 12 June 437/1 Perhaps the most loathsome of the snakes of Natal is the dreaded puff-adder.
1990 N.Y. Times 20 Jan. 24/4 About 5 percent of all elderly patients receiving these medications long term develop tardive diskinesia—a dreaded irreversible complication marked by rhythmic, jerky movements of the face, mouth or tongue.
b. In humorous and ironic use: that is regarded with mock fear, infamous; to be avoided. Usually with the. the dreaded lurgy: see lurgy n. and adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > infamy or notoriety > [adjective]
infamousc1380
unfamousc1380
famousa1425
infamed1520
skirec1540
notorious1549
infame1555
stigmatical1591
unsilent1597
exemplifieda1637
flagrant1706
flagitious1741
dreaded1810
1810 W. Scott Poet. Wks. A. Seward I. Pref. p.vii That dreaded phænomenon, a learned lady.
1881 Standard 8 July 6/1 Their captain was out for the dreaded ‘duck's egg’.
1911 L. Stone Jonah i. ix. 105 ‘Gorblimey! A knock-out!’..Stinky, with a haphazard blow, had given Chook the dreaded knock-out.
1956 S. Milligan Goon Show Scripts (1972) 169 Yes—moves right—puts dreaded dynamite under signal box for safety—does not notice dreaded wires leading to plunger up in signal cabin. Thinks. I'm for the dreaded deading alright this week.
1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xiii. 242 A uniformed John Hop..handed me the dreaded ‘bluey’, the summons for riding a bike without lights.
1983 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Dec. 1348/2 Static landscape scenes..veer towards the dreaded holiday snap.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

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ˈdreaded
ˈdreaded adj.
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1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie vii. 20 Dred, in dred of the dreddid, the dredder driues To Judge, more or lesse, as the dreddid contriues.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. X4 My most dreaded Soueraigne.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. iii. 102 In the presence Of dreaded Iustice. View more context for this quotation
1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 242 The dreaded rattlesnakes.
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