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sorrow

/ sorrow /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
"he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
Opposites:
joy joyousness joyfulness
Type of:
sadness unhappiness
Kinds of:
grief heartache heartbreak brokenheartedness mournfulness
Derived:
grieve
noun Sense 2
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"
"he wrote a note expressing his regret"
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"
Type of:
sadness unhappiness
Kinds of:
attrition contrition contriteness compunction remorse
Derived:
repent regret rue grieve
noun Sense 3
something that causes great unhappiness
"her death was a great grief to John"
Type of:
negative stimulus
Derived:
grieve
noun Sense 4
the state of being sad
"she tired of his perpetual sadness"
Type of:
unhappiness
Kinds of:
mourning bereavement poignance poignancy
Derived:
grieve
verb Sense 5
feel grief; eat one''s heart out
Type of:
suffer
Kinds of:
mourn feel for pity compassionate condole with
Derived:
sadness sorrowfulness grief regret rue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
57%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

sadness unhappiness grief heartache heartbreak brokenheartedness mournfulness joy joyousness joyfulness attrition contrition