Dolour (Noun)
Meaning
(poetry) painful grief.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- Her heart was lost in a sea of dolour, as she mourned the loss of her beloved.
- In sorrow, the poet's words expressed the inescapable dolour that accompanied her every step.
- The sombre melody echoed the dolour that filled the air as the crowd mourned the tragic loss.
- Dolour crept into her verses, a painful reminder of the love she had lost.
- A deep dolour settled in the silence, where only tears could speak the unspoken sorrow.