Definition of dolor
:mental suffering or anguish :grief
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her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months
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No puedo ver tanto dolor en gente a la que quiero tanto.
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Origin and Etymology of dolor
Middle English dolour, from Anglo-French, from Latin dolor pain, grief, from dolēre to feel pain, grieve
dolor Synonyms
Synonyms
affliction, anguish, dolefulness, sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sorriness, woeAntonyms
blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousnessRelated Words
agony, distress, pain, suffering, torment; blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolateness, desolation, despair, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, distress, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, misery, mopes, oppression, sorrowfulness, unhappiness, woefulness, wretchedness; contrition, guilt, regret, remorse, rue, self-reproach, shame; melancholia, self-pityNear Antonyms
gaiety (also gayety), gayness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulness; hopefulness, optimism, sunniness; enjoyment; content, contentedness, contentmentMedical Dictionary
medical Definition of dolor
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obsolete
:physical pain
—used in old medicine as one of five cardinal symptoms of inflammation
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:mental suffering or anguish
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