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sorrow

sorrow

226 2.1
A deep feeling of sadness after a loss
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔroʊ/
: pena
  • Even her eyes seemed paler, as though sorrow had leached the color from them.
  • express sorrow
  • feel sorrow
  • great sorrow

Can he give us peace from love, from sorrow, from envy?

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Examples

  • I felt a deep sense of sorrow when I learned about her passing.

  • The feeling of being awash in sorrow and thinking it would have no end.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I lack words to express my sorrow to you.

  • Can he give us peace from love, from sorrow, from envy?

  • You talk about that sorrow, that sadness not being such a bad thing.

  • What relief you bring to ease my every inch of sorrow simply by looking in on me.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In Europe and most other parts of the world, people responded with horror, sorrow, and sympathy.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In interviews, he has expressed obvious sorrow and regret, and he comes across as a truly sympathetic character.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Now she wailed again with such inconsolable sorrow that it seemed she'd been born understanding pain.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

pain
vssorrow
∞ 1.8

A deep sad feeling caused by losing someone or something

is the specific deep feeling aspect within that broader distress
suffering
vssorrow
477 2.8

Pain and trouble that a person feels in the body or mind

is the particular deep emotional reaction within such hardship
grief
vssorrow
410 2.1

Deep sadness after you lose someone or something important

is the general deep feeling often caused by loss or disappointment
misery
vssorrow
285 2.8

A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering

is more focused on deep feeling rather than long lasting general distress
sadness
vssorrow
228 1.0

A feeling of being unhappy

is a deeper, often more focused feeling linked to loss
heartbreak
vssorrow
77 3.9

A very strong sadness after losing someone you love

is broader, covering deep feeling from many kinds of loss
depression
vssorrow
76 3.7

A deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in life

is a normal emotional response to loss, not a clinical condition
heartache
vssorrow
74 4.8

Strong emotional pain you feel after losing someone or when love fails

is the wider deep feeling not limited to romantic causes
unhappiness
vssorrow
41 1.8

A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life

is deeper and often more intense, often linked to clear loss
melancholy
vssorrow
27 4.9

A deep, long-lasting feeling of sadness

is often shorter or linked to a specific loss or event
deep sorrow
vssorrow
6 3.7

A very strong feeling of sadness after a great loss

is the usual deep feeling but not necessarily the extreme form
mournfulness
vssorrow
1 6.5

A deep, quiet feeling or look of sadness

is the inner feeling that can cause that outward mood
1 8.7

Very deep sadness that feels too strong to understand

is very deep too but usually remains understandable and measured
1 7.5

Deep sadness after losing someone you love

is deep feeling from loss in general, not only close relationships
sorrowfulness
vssorrow
1 6.3

A deep feeling of sadness about a loss

is the personal experience of that deep feeling rather than its state
dolefulness
vssorrow
9.0

Deep, quiet sadness often caused by grief

is the internal feeling that may lead to that mournful condition
heavyheartedness
vssorrow
7.7

A feeling of deep sadness and loss

is the core deep feeling without the added heaviness image

Antonyms

joy
815 1.0

A strong feeling of great happiness

689 1.0

A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied

34 1.0

To enjoy something very much

Compounds

6 3.7

A very strong feeling of sadness after a great loss

China's Sorrow
  • Archaic
1 7.9

A name for the Yellow River in China because its frequent floods cause great damage

How Sad

despair
187 3.5
heartbreak
77 3.9
grief
410 2.1
sorrow
226 2.1
sadness
228 1.0
unhappiness
41 1.8

Surface Forms

sorrow singular
sorrows plural

Etymology

Sorrow comes from an old English word sorh meaning 'care' or 'grief', and it is related to the common word sorry. So sorrow is easy to remember as a deep, lasting sadness people feel after a loss.