Talk:dread

So "dread" in "dreadlocks" means Rastafarian, then? I didn't know this. If this is the case, is it an adjective or a noun? The etymology for "dreadlocks" can then be updated accordingly (ie: "dread (= Rastafarian) + locks") — Paul G 13:56, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I assume (perhaps wrongly) that dreadlock came first (for the hairstyle), and was then informally shortened to dread to indicate a Rastafarian. Equinox ◑ 13:18, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

Another sense

RHU has: to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience: I dread going to big parties.

I think of dread as a somewhat muted fear coupled with depression, but that is only when the object is a danger over which one has no control. DCDuring TALK 02:54, 29 September 2013 (UTC)