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sorrow

noun

  1. =  grief, sadness, woe, regret, distress, misery, mourning, anguish, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, affliction • It was a time of great sorrow.
    opposites: joy, happiness, delight, pleasure, bliss, elation, exaltation, exultation, gladness
  2. =  hardship, trial, tribulation, affliction, worry, trouble, blow, grief, woe, misfortune, bummer (slang) • the joys and sorrows of family life
    opposites: good fortune, lucky break

verb

  1. =  grieve, mourn, lament, weep, moan, be sad, bemoan, agonize, eat your heart out, bewail • She was lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances.
    opposites: celebrate, rejoice, exult, delight, revel, jump for joy, large it (British, slang)

'sorrow' in Other Languages

  • British English: sorrow Sorrow is a feeling of deep sadness or regret. NOUNIt was a time of great sorrow.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tristeza
  • Chinese: 悲伤悲伤傷
  • European Spanish: pena
  • French: peine
  • German: Trauer
  • Italian: dolore
  • Japanese: 悲しみ
  • Korean: 슬픔
  • Portuguese: tristeza
  • Spanish: pena

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