Affliction
Affliction noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.
Usage example: felt such great affliction over the destruction of the beautiful old home
Dolor and affliction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dolor" instead a noun "Affliction".
Dolor
Dolor noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.
Usage example: her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months
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Dolor and Affliction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/dolor
Affliction & Dolor. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/dolor>.
Dolor or Affliction. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/dolor.
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