dolorousness

noun

Definition of dolorousnessnext
as in woefulness

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  1. discontent
  2. woe
  3. gravity
  4. blackness
Noun
  • However, the political tide has shifted since 2016, as younger and more diverse parties—reflecting growing discontent with the traditional political establishment—have gained traction in the wake of economic challenges and political instability.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Because the weak yen is hurting consumers and one of the driving forces behind popular discontent.
    Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of discontent
Noun
  • With increasing public pressure, companies have been looking to nuclear power as a potential answer to their environmental woes.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • There is still hope, however, that Tunisians can fix their country’s woes through the political process.
    Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of woe
Noun
  • Another idea suggests that there might be something wrong with science’s current understanding of gravity.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That time when your metabolism stops, gravity starts tearing you down, your bones start wearing off.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of gravity
Noun
  • The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • This spacewalk occurred early Thursday, when Isaacman and one of his crewmates, SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, opened the Dragon spacecraft's forward hatch, floated through the opening, and peered out into the blackness of space.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of blackness
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