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  • past tense form of dread.
  • past participle of dread.

dreaded





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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "We'll start getting rid of the dreaded 'ironing board seats' so passengers can enjoy comfier, more pleasant journeys on some of Britain's busiest commuter routes."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

But they wake up on race day with the dreaded red signal on their watch telling them they haven’t fully recovered from a shake-out run the day before.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

People are leaning on AI for a task more dreaded than homework: navigating social situations with their fellow humans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Anything that drifts too close to the dreaded category of “dump and stir,” a phrase that has done real reputational harm to a perfectly sensible technique?

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

In 1953, when he was thirty, the newly formed Ministry for State Security, the dreaded Stasi, named Wolf as head of intelligence.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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