sorrow
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(noun) an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" |
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Related Words: brokenheartedness, grief, heartache, heartbreak, mournfulness, ruthfulness, sadness, self-pity, sorrowfulness, unhappiness |
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Antonyms: joy |
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(noun) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret" |
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Synonyms: regret, ruefulness |
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Related Words: attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, remorse, sadness, self-reproach, unhappiness |
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(verb) feel grief; eat one's heart out |
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Synonyms: grieve |
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Related Words: compassionate, condole with, feel for, mourn, pity, suffer, sympathize with |
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(noun) something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" |
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Synonyms: grief |
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Related Words: negative stimulus |
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(noun) the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" |
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Synonyms: sadness, sorrowfulness |
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Related Words: bereavement, mourning, poignance, poignancy, unhappiness |
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