dolor — meaning in English

English meaning

• grief noun Deep sorrow, especially caused by loss or bereavement.
• pain noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
• woe noun Deep sadness or distress, or a misfortune that causes it.

Senses

dolor is used for these senses in English:

• dolour (chiefly, uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.
• grief Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]

grief — full definition

1. noun Deep sorrow, especially caused by loss or bereavement.
2. noun A source of trouble or annoyance (informal).

pain — full definition

1. noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
2. noun Mental or emotional suffering.
3. noun Informal term for an irritating or troublesome person or situation.
4. verb To cause someone physical or emotional suffering.

Related Latin words