dolor

Archaic word, sorrow

Dolor is a literary or formal word for sorrow, grief, or mental anguish.

It appears more often in poetry and elevated prose than in everyday speech: a voice full of dolor.

The word shares a root with dolorous and condolence.

In medical contexts, dolor refers specifically to pain as one of the classical signs of inflammation.

emotional

grief

Intense sorrow from loss

sorrowDeep emotional distress
anguishIntense mental suffering
heartacheDeep emotional distress

sadness · mourning · bereavement · woe · lamentation · desolation · melancholy · despair · loss · tears

suffering

torment

Severe prolonged suffering

miseryIntense prolonged distress
distressSevere anxiety or suffering
afflictionCause of ongoing distress

agony · hardship · adversity · tribulation · trauma · struggle · anguish · woe · hopelessness · desperation

physical

pain

Bodily or emotional distress

achePersistent dull discomfort
throbBeat with intensity
sorenessTender, painful sensation

tenderness · discomfort · chronic · acute · sharp · burning · stabbing · throbbing · numbness · cramp

Categories

saludcorazon, gel, spray, gripe, cancer
sentidos y sensacionesvista, gusto, vision, color, brillo
griefgrief, mourning, bereavement, sorrow, grieving
melancholysadness, sorrow, gloom, woe, dejection
sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
sufferingagony, anguish, misery, pain, torment

Opposites

emotional state

dolorjoy

Intense positive emotion

happiness · bliss · elation · ecstasy · jubilation

experiential quality

Happy, satisfied feeling

comfort · ease · contentment · solace · serenity

spiritual/existential condition

Supreme spiritual happiness

blessedness · blissfulness · felicity · rapturousness · grace

Family

indolent, condolence, dolorous, condole

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G