The meaning of Sorrow

noun

A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body.

Usage examples:

The ache in her head worsened

verb

Suffer from a continuous dull pain.

Usage examples:

My legs ached from the previous day's exercise

verb

Undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something.

Usage examples:

I didn't agonize over the problem

verb

To spend a lot of time trying to make a decision

Usage examples:

She agonized for days over whether she should take the job., after hours of agonizing debate, the m…

noun

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

Usage examples:

She shut her eyes in anguish

verb

Be extremely distressed about something.

Usage examples:

I spent the next two weeks anguishing about whether i'd made the right decision

noun

A lack of brightness or pleasure

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The arts gave them some relief from the cheerlessness of camp life., the cheerlessness of the hotel…

noun

A sad and depressed state; low spirits.

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He was slumped in deep dejection

noun

The feeling of being unhappy, disappointed, or without hope

Usage examples:

He wandered around in a state of utter dejection., she made no effort to hide her dejection.

noun

Feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

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Self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression

noun

A feeling of sadness, or medical a type of mental illness that causes long periods of unhappiness

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I’m just beginning to get over the depression from losing my job., medical tiredness, loss of appet…

noun

A recession (= time of low economic activity, when investments lose value, businesses fail and people lose their jobs) that lasts for a long period of time, usually several years

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Plunge/slide into depression the thirties saw the world plunge into depression., the wall street cr…

noun

A state of complete emptiness or destruction.

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The stony desolation of the desert

noun

The complete loss or absence of hope.

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A voice full of self-hatred and despair

verb

Lose or be without hope.

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We should not despair

noun

A feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation

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A few sad moments doesn’t imply feelings of despair., she flung up her arms in despair and wailed.,…

noun

Low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection.

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An air of despondency

noun

The quality of being unhappy, with no hope or enthusiasm

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A mood of despondency had set in., despondency about there is a general air of despondency about th…

noun

Partial or total darkness.

Usage examples:

He strained his eyes peering into the gloom

verb

Have a dark or sombre appearance.

Usage examples:

The black gibbet glooms beside the way

noun

Lack of hope

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Gloom and anger replaced her earlier upbeat mood., up ahead they could see lights in the gloom.

noun

The state of being unhappy or without hope

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The sheer gloominess of the prime minister's message has attracted much comment., economists said t…

noun

Quiet disappointment or sadness

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It's the best cure for glumness and despondency that i know., his face is a vision of glumness.

verb

Feel intense sorrow.

Usage examples:

She grieved for her father

noun

An overseer, manager, or bailiff on a farm.

noun

A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

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His mother's night-long laments for his father

verb

Express passionate grief about.

Usage examples:

He was lamenting the death of his infant daughter

verb

To express sadness and regret about something

Usage examples:

He lamented his students’ lack of interest in the classics., baker’s lament was that his schedule k…

noun

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.

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A man who had brought her nothing but misery

noun

Great unhappiness

Usage examples:

[ u ] with the rice harvest, hope is sprouting amid the misery.

verb

Feel or show sorrow for the death of (someone), typically by following conventions such as the wearing of black clothes.

Usage examples:

Isobel mourned her husband

verb

Feel sadness

verb

To feel or express deep sadness, esp. because of someone’s death

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[ t ] frank is mourning the death of his father., we heard the mournful cry of a wolf., he gazed mo…

noun

An evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine.

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Hollyhock landed in a low branch of a pine tree, and dangled there as she tried to find a way to ge…

verb

Suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart.

Usage examples:

She thinks i am pining away from love

noun

An evergreen tree that has thin leaves like needles and that grows in cool northern regions, or the wood of these trees

Usage examples:

Bradley pined for his wife, who was far away.

verb

Feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do).

Usage examples:

She immediately regretted her words

noun

A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do.

Usage examples:

She expressed her regret at virginia's death

verb

To feel sorry or unhappy about something you did or were unable to do

Usage examples:

[ t ] he regretted his decision to leave school., [ + (that) clause ] i regret (that) i didn’t buy …

noun

The condition or quality of being sad.

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A source of great sadness

noun

The feeling of being sad or unhappy

Usage examples:

There was a look of great sadness in his eyes.

verb

Experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).

Usage examples:

He suffered intense pain

verb

To experience or show the effects of something bad

Usage examples:

[ t ] about 50,000 bicyclists suffer serious head injuries each year., [ t ] block’s own farm has s…

noun

The feeling of not being happy; sadness.

Usage examples:

I've seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages

noun

The quality of being sad or not satisfied

Usage examples:

There is widespread unhappiness with the government's economic, foreign and trade policies., she ta…

noun

A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.

Usage examples:

Christopher let out a wail

verb

Utter a wail.

Usage examples:

Tina ran off wailing

verb

To make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness, or to make a sound like this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the four babies were wailing in unison., [ i ] air-raid sirens wailed., [ + that clause ] fig…

verb

Shed tears.

Usage examples:

A grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter

noun

A fit or period of weeping.

Usage examples:

Sit down and have a weep

verb

To cry tears

Usage examples:

[ i ] i could hear someone weeping.

noun

The state of being unpleasant or of low quality

Usage examples:

He couldn't stand the wretchedness of life at home., they were doomed to a life of wretchedness and…