dolor

[ doh-ler ]

noun

1. sorrow; grief.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolor¹

1275–1325; Middle English dolour (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dolor, equivalent to dol ( ēre ) to feel pain + -or -or ¹

Example Sentences

In three hours of listless dolor, Matt Reeves’s oppressively dour “The Batman,” which came out this spring, turned its hero into a comically emo Bat-adolescent.

From New York Times

With the end in sight the connection between Evans' Endeavour Morse and Thaw's feels closer than ever, previewed in a few surreptitiously placed lines of dialogue and the detective's amplified dolor.

From Salon

For me the great shame and dolor of our times is the story of immigrant children.

From New York Times

“All elements in this rainbow program,” Crowther wrote, “are carefully contrived and guaranteed to lift the dolors of winter and put you in a buttercup mood.”

From New York Times

"Un pueblo unido en el dolor," a plaque at the foot of the monument reads.

From Washington Post