sorrow

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sorrow

She felt deep sorrow after the loss of her beloved pet.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune: "Sorrow" refers to a state of mental suffering or sadness.
    • A cause of such a feeling: "Sorrow" can also refer to an event or circumstance that causes great sadness.
    • An outward expression of grief; lamentation: "Sorrow" can denote the act of mourning or expressing sadness.

  2. Verb:

    • To feel or display grief or sadness: "Sorrow" means to feel deep distress or to mourn.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He felt great sorrow after the loss of his friend.
    • The famine was a great sorrow to the nation.
    • Her face was etched with sorrow.

  • Verb:

    • The nation sorrowed for its fallen leader.
    • She sorrowed over her missed opportunity.
Advanced Usage

  • "To drown one's sorrows": to try to forget one's problems by drinking alcohol.

    • After the bad news, he went to the bar to drown his sorrows.

  • "More in sorrow than in anger": feeling more disappointed and sad than angry about someone's actions.

    • She looked at her son, more in sorrow than in anger, after he lied.
Variants and Related Words

  • Sorrowful (adj): feeling or showing sorrow.

    • She had a sorrowful expression.

  • Sorrowfully (adv): in a sorrowful manner.

    • He sighed sorrowfully.
Synonyms
  • Grief: intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
  • Sadness: the condition or quality of being sad.
  • Regret: a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done.
  • Heartache: emotional anguish or grief.
Related Phrases
  • Man of Sorrows: a title for Jesus Christ, referring to the sufferings he endured.
    • In the painting, Jesus is depicted as the Man of Sorrows.
Idioms
  • A sea of sorrow: a very large amount of sorrow.
    • The tragedy left the family in a sea of sorrow.
sorrow

She felt deep sorrow after the loss of her beloved pet.

Noun
  1. the state of being sad
    • she tired of his perpetual sadness
  2. something that causes great unhappiness
    • her death was a great grief to John
  3. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
    • he drank to drown his sorrows
    • he wrote a note expressing his regret
    • to his rue, the error cost him the game
  4. an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
    • he tried to express his sorrow at her loss
Verb
  1. feel grief

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