Dolor | Definition of dolor by Merriam-Webster

Definition of DOLOR

: mental suffering or anguish : grief

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Middle English dolour, from Anglo-French, from Latin dolor pain, grief, from dolēre to feel pain, grieve

First Known Use: 14th century

Synonyms: affliction, anguish, dolefulness, sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sorriness, woe

Antonyms: blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousness

1

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

2

: mental suffering or anguish

do·lor or chiefly British do·lour \ˈdō-lər, ˈdäl-ər\

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