Definition
Something that drives away or relieves pain, sorrow, or grief; a source of comfort or solace.
Etymology
From Latin dolor (pain/sorrow) + -fuge (putting to flight/driving away); an extremely rare term from learned 17th-18th century English.
Kelly Says
Dolorifuge is so wonderfully obscure that it appears in almost no modern dictionaries—yet it perfectly captures how music, friendship, or work can actively chase away sorrow.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
痛みの回避
toot-no-kai-hi
ARالعربية
مُخَالِفَ الألم
mu-kha-li-fa al-al-m
BNবাংলা
দুঃখ থেকে রক্ষা
duhk-theke rak-sha
CSČeština
bolestivý
bo-les-tee-vee
DADansk
smertestillende
smer-tes-til-len-de
DEDeutsch
schmerzfrei
shmerz-fry
ELΕλληνικά
αποφευκτικός
a-po-fyk-tik-os
ESEspañol
dolorífero
do-lo-ri-FEH-roh
FAفارسی
دردناکش
dard-na-kesh
FISuomi
kipuista
ki-pu-is-ta
FRFrançais
dolorifuge
do-lo-ri-fyooj
HEעברית
ממנע כאב
me-mna ka-av
HIहिन्दी
दुख से बचने वाला
dard se bachne wala
HUMagyar
fájdalom elkerülő
fAid-a-lom el-ker-y-oo
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghindari rasa sakit
men-ghi-n-dari ra-sa sakit
ITItaliano
dolorifuga
do-lo-ri-fyoo-ga
JA日本語
痛みを避ける
itami o wo sakeru
KO한국어
고통을 피하는
go-tong-eul pi-ha-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
menghindari sakit
men-ghi-n-dari sakit
MYမြန်မာ
ချမ်းသာ
chaan-tha
NLNederlands
pijn vermijdend
pine ver-my-dend
NONorsk
smertestillende
smer-tes-til-len-de
PLPolski
unikający bólu
u-ni-ka-ju-y-b-o-lu
PTPortuguês
dolorífero
do-lo-ri-FEE-roh
RORomână
dureros
doo-reh-rohs
RUРусский
бесполезный
bez-po-lez-nyy
SVSvenska
smärtskyddande
smehr-ts-kyd-dan-de
SWKiswahili
kujua maumivu
koo-jua ma-u-vi-vu
TAதமிழ்
வலியிலிருந்து
va-li-ir-un-thu
TEతెలుగు
వేదన నుండి
veda-na nu-ndi
THไทย
หลีกเลี่ยงความเจ็บปวด
loog-leeyong kwam jep bauwd
TLTL
nag-a-iiwas sa sakit
nag-a-ii-was sa sakit
TRTürkçe
acıdan kaçınan
ah-chi-dan ka-chin-an
UKУкраїнська
болісній
bo-li-snyy
URاردو
درد سے بچاؤ
dard se bach-au
VITiếng Việt
tránh đau
tranh dau