DOLOR


Meaning of DOLOR in English

ˈdōlə(r), archaic ˈdäl- noun

( -s )

Usage: see -or

Etymology: Middle English dolour, from Middle French, from Latin dolor, from dolēre to feel pain, grieve — more at condole

1. obsolete : physical pain — used in old medicine as one of five cardinal symptoms of inflammation

2. : mental suffering or anguish : sorrow

and yet nationally we go into the dolors whenever somebody remarks that we are weak in “preparation for citizenship” — W.W.Waymack

3. obsolete : lamentation

Synonyms: see distress

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