dreaded
/ˈdɹɛdɪd/
adjective
Familiar
1.adj.causing fear or dread or terror
“the awful war”
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dreaded and dreamed differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. dreaded means “causing fear or dread or terror”. dreamed means “conceived of or imagined or hoped for”. dreamed is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdɹɛdɪd/
1.adj.causing fear or dread or terror
“the awful war”
/ˈdɹimd/
1.adj.conceived of or imagined or hoped for
“his dreamed symphony that would take the world of music by storm”
| dreaded | dreamed | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɹɛdɪd/ | /ˈdɹimd/ |
| Said | DRED-id | dreemd |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 1 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | awful, dire, direful | none recorded |
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