lour

Meanings

• Verb

  To make (someone) feel sad, anxious, or worried.

  - "The news about the accident left everyone in the room lour."
  - "His constant criticism lours her every day."
  - "The teacher loured the class before announcing the test."

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Pronunciation

1. /laʊə/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

gloom , gloominess , glower , scowl

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lour
power , tower , flower , hour

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Variants

List of all variants of lour that leads to same result
lour , loured , louring , lours , loury , lower , lowery , lower the boom , lowered , lowering , lowers

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Etymology

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Originated from Middle English 'louren' meaning 'to cause to feel sorrow, to make sad'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'lour' has only five letters, but it carries a heavy emotional weight.

2. The word 'lour' is often used interchangeably with the word 'loom', but 'lour' specifically refers to causing someone to feel sad or anxious.

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Related Concepts

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1. Mood: Lour is often used to describe a mood or atmosphere of sadness, anxiety, or worry.

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Culture

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In literature, 'lour' has been used to describe the mood or atmosphere, often associated with sadness or anxiety.

How to Memorize "lour"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person's face or body language that expresses sadness or anxiety when you think of the word 'lour'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lour' with feelings of sadness, anxiety, or worry.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each meaning: 'L' for 'Loursome', 'O' for 'Overwhelms', 'U' for 'Unsettles', 'R' for 'Responsible for sadness'.

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