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sorrow
[ sor-oh, sawr-oh ]
noun
- distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- a cause or occasion of grief or regret, as an affliction, a misfortune, or trouble:
His first sorrow was the bank failure.
Synonyms: adversity
- the expression of grief, sadness, disappointment, or the like:
muffled sorrow.
sorrow
/ ˈsɒrəʊ /
noun
- the characteristic feeling of sadness, grief, or regret associated with loss, bereavement, sympathy for another's suffering, for an injury done, etc
- a particular cause or source of regret, grief, etc
- Also calledsorrowing the outward expression of grief or sadness
verb
- intr to mourn or grieve
Derived Forms
- ˈsorrowfully, adverb
- ˈsorrowfulness, noun
- ˈsorrowful, adjective
- ˈsorrower, noun
Other Words From
- sorrow·er noun
- sorrow·less adjective
- un·sorrow·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sorrow1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sorrow1
Idioms and Phrases
see drown one's sorrows ; more in sorrow than in anger .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“With heartfelt sorrow, we share the news of the passing of our beloved actor and friend,” she said.
“It would have been much easier for me to lose my life there and then, than go through all this sorrow now,” she said.
"As I step down I do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse," he added.
As I step down I do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse.
But I will blame some of my sorrow over the outcome of this election on Karens.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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