colic vs dread

colic

noun
  • Severe fussiness and crying, especially of infants with certain medical conditions. 

  • A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms. 

  • Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). 

adj
  • Relating to the colon; colonic. 

dread

noun
  • Somebody or something dreaded. 

  • A Rastafarian. 

  • Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror. 

  • Reverential or respectful fear; awe. 

verb
  • To be in dread, or great fear. 

  • To style (the hair) into dreadlocks. 

  • To fear greatly. 

  • To anticipate with fear. 

adj
  • Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded. 

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