Also means
grief
Usage Note
Dolor covers both physical pain (dolor de cabeza — headache) and emotional anguish (el dolor de la pérdida). It is masculine: el dolor, not la dolor. The verb doler follows the gustar pattern: me duele la espalda ('my back hurts'). The adjective doloroso means 'painful'.
Examples
"Siente un fuerte dolor en la espalda."
Natural Translation
She feels a sharp pain in her back.

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