Grief vs Dolour - What's the difference?
grief | dolour |
Suffering, hardship.
Pain of mind arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
(countable) Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.
(online gaming) To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially , to do this as one’s primary activity in the game.
(literary) A painful grief or suffering.
:* 1605', But for all this thou shalt have as many '''dolours for thy daughters as thou canst tell in a year. — William Shakespeare, ''King Lear II.ii
* 1874 , , X
As nouns the difference between grief and dolour
is that grief is suffering, hardship while dolour is (literary) a painful grief or suffering.As a verb grief
is (online gaming) to deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially , to do this as one’s primary activity in the game.grief
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(wikipedia grief)Noun
- She was worn out from so much grief .
- The betrayal caused Jeff grief .
- Surely, he hath borne our griefs , and carried our sorrows. -Isaiah 53:4
Derived terms
* give someone griefVerb
(en verb) (Griefer)Usage notes
* This verb is most commonly found in the gerund-participle (griefing) and the derived noun (griefer).External links
* * * English internet slang ----dolour
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Alternative forms
* dolorNoun
(en noun)- Perchance a congregation to fulfil
- Solemnities of silence in this doom,
- Mysterious rites of dolour and despair
- Permitting not a breath or chant of prayer?
