NOUN | feeling | sorrow | an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement |
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feeling | sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | |
cognition | sorrow, grief | something that causes great unhappiness | |
state | sorrow, sadness, sorrowfulness | the state of being sad | |
VERB | emotion | sorrow, grieve | feel grief |
Sounds | saa'row | |
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Rhymes | Afro ... zero: 75 rhymes with row... |
Meaning | An emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement. | |
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Example | "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" | |
Narrower | broken heart | Devastating sorrow and despair |
grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness | Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | |
mournfulness, sorrowfulness, ruthfulness | A state of gloomy sorrow | |
self-pity | A feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings | |
Broader | sadness, unhappiness | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
Opposite | joy, joyousness, joyfulness | The emotion of great happiness |
Spanish | aflicción, dolor, pena, pesar, tristeza | |
Catalan | aflicció, dolor, pena, pesar | |
Verbs | sorrow | feel grief |
Meaning | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. | |
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Example | "he drank to drown his sorrows" | |
Synonyms | regret, rue, ruefulness | |
Narrower | attrition, contrition, contriteness | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation |
compunction, remorse, self-reproach | A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) | |
Broader | sadness, unhappiness | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
Spanish | pesadumbre, pesar | |
Catalan | pesar, recança, remordiment | |
Verbs | sorrow | feel grief |
Meaning | Something that causes great unhappiness. | |
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Synonym | grief | |
Broader | negative stimulus | A stimulus with undesirable consequences |
Spanish | aflicción, dolor, infelicidad, pena, pesar, tristeza | |
Catalan | aflicció, dolor, pena, pesar | |
Verbs | sorrow | feel grief |
Meaning | The state of being sad. | |
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Synonyms | sadness, sorrowfulness | |
Narrower | mourning, bereavement | state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one |
poignance, poignancy | A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow | |
Broader | unhappiness | state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief |
Spanish | amargura, compunción, desconsuelo, espina, pena, tristeza | |
Catalan | disgust, pena, tristesa | |
Verbs | sorrow | feel grief |
Meaning | Feel grief. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | Sam and Sue sorrow; Sam and Sue sorrow over the results of the experiment | |
Synonym | grieve | |
Caused by | grieve, aggrieve | Cause to feel sorrow |
Entailed by | lament, keen | Express grief verbally |
Narrower | feel for, pity, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with | Share the suffering of |
mourn | Feel sadness | |
Broader | suffer | Experience (emotional) pain |
Spanish | acongojarse, afligirse, apenarse, entristecerse | |
Catalan | afligir-se, amoïnar-se, angoixar-se, doldre's, entristir-se | |
Nouns | sorrow | something that causes great unhappiness |
sorrow | an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement | |
sorrow | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | |
sorrow | the state of being sad | |
sorrower | a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) |
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