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Dolorifuge [də-LOR-ə-fyooj]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, late 19th century

1. Something which mitigates or removes grief.

Examples of dolorifuge in a sentence

"After his team lost the World Series, the star pitcher took up mountain climbing as a dolorifuge."

"After I suffered my first breakup, my mom introduced me to the dolorifuge of ice cream and bad TV."