dreaded
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dreaded
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drea - ded -> dreaded
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(က) [U, sing] စိုးရိမ်ပူပန်ခြင်း။ ထိတ်လန့်ခြင်း။ The prospect of growing old fills me with dread. ❍ She has an irrational dread of hospitals.
(ခ) [sing] ပူပန် ထိတ်လန့်စရာ။
My constant/greatest dread is that my parents will find out.
v အကြီးအကျယ် ပူပန်သည်၊ စိုးရိမ်သည်။
dread illness/being ill ❍ I dread my parents finding out. ❍ We all dread to think what will happen if the factory closes.
❏ dreaded (also fml dread) adj အလွန်ကြောက်သော။
a dreaded disease ❍ (joc ) I heard the dreaded word ‘homework’.
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fear, terror, trepidation, anxiety, dismay, alarm, fright, horror, affright, alarming, apprehend, apprehension, aversion, awe, awe-inspiring, awful, be afraid, be afraid of, be anxious about, be frightened of, be terrified of, be worried about, cold feet, consternation, creeps, creepy, cringe, dire, frightening, frightful, funk, goose bumps, have cold feet, horrible, jitters, misdoubt, panic, phobia, quake, shrink from, shudder, shuddersome, stage fright, terrible, terrifying, tremble, trepidity, worriment
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