sorrow (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. dŏlor, ōris, m. (most gen. term)2. aegrĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. (often used by Cic. in the more restricted sense of s., though in Tusc. 4, 7, 16, he treats it as a gen. term, including envy, pity, despair, etc.)3. aegrĭmōnia (rather rare)4. maeror, ōris, m. (usu. of outward grief5. luctus, ūs, m. (prop. s. for bereavement, hence also keen s.6. tristĭtia, maestĭtia7. acerbĭtas, angor8. dēsīdĕrium (s. for the absence or loss of anything)9. poenĭtentia10. cūra, sollĭcĭtūdo11. sĕnium (rare in this sense) • sorrow (subs.): 1. dŏlor, ōris, m. (most gen. term): v. grief. Phr.: to my s., cum dolore meo: or expr. by verb: e. g. quod valde doleo, vehementer d., etc. 2. aegrĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. (often used by Cic. in the more restricted sense of s., though in Tusc. 4, 7, 16, he treats it as a gen. term, including envy, pity, despair, etc.): to give oneself up to s., aegr. se dedere, Tusc. 3, 28, 71: to die of s., aegr. confici, ib. 3, 12, 27: to soothe and remove s., aegr. lenire et tollere, id.: aegr. leniorem facere, id. 3. aegrĭmōnia (rather rare): I should ill brook it, if there were occasion for fresh s., ferrem graviter si novae aegr. locus esset, Cic. Att. 12, 38, 2: Hor.: Plaut. 4. maeror, ōris, m. (usu. of outward grief: Cic. defines it as aegritudo Aebilis, Tusc. 4, 8, 18): to be overwhelmed with s., confici m., Cic. Fam. 14, 3, 1: to pine away in s. and tears, m. et lacrimis consenescere, Cic. Clu. 5, 13. 5. luctus, ūs, m. (prop. s. for bereavement, hence also keen s.: Cic. in Tusc. 4, 8, 18, defines it as, aegritudo ex ejus, qui carus fuerit, interitu acerbo): but also opp. to voluptates, Cic. Fam. 14, 1, 1. See also grief. 6. tristĭtia, maestĭtia: v. sadness. 7. acerbĭtas, angor: v. distress, anguish. 8. dēsīdĕrium (s. for the absence or loss of anything): v. regret. 9. poenĭtentia: v. repentance, regret. 10. cūra, sollĭcĭtūdo: v. anxiety, trouble. 11. sĕnium (rare in this sense): these things are for a trouble to me and a s., hae res mihi dividiae et senio sunt, Pl. Stich. 1, 1, 19: the whole state is overwhelmed with s., tota civitas confecta senio est, Cic. Mil. 8, 20. See also distress. (N.B.--For garments of s., v. mourning, II.)