dolor

noun

ˈdō-lər How to pronounce dolor (audio)
Definition of dolornext
as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months

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  1. sorrow
  2. anguish
  3. grief
Noun
  • Hendrix went on to say the foundation shared in the sorrow of the child’s passing.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The topic, then, is sorrow, songs of sorrow, sounds of sorrow.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of sorrow
Noun
  • Mass killing database:Revealing trends, details and anguish of every US event since 2006 How many school shootings took place in 2024?
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • What follows is a study in guilt, responsibility, and anguish, all told in ashamed interiority on Murphy’s face.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of anguish
Noun
  • Popular on Variety The truth absolves Emily and lets her parents breathe a sigh of relief about that night, which had been tearing them apart from grief.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Some other users have used the trend to immerse themselves in nostalgic memories of their past or describe their grief.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of grief
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“Dolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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