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Meaning of 'sorrow' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sorrow [ n.]
- The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness.
- To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry.

Meaning of 'sorrow' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sorrow [ n]
Meaning (1):
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
Example in sentence:
  • he drank to drown his sorrows;
  • he wrote a note expressing his regret;
  • to his rue, the error cost him the game
Meaning (2):
- an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
Example in sentence:
  • he tried to express his sorrow at her loss
Meaning (3):
- something that causes great unhappiness
Example in sentence:
  • her death was a great grief to John
Meaning (4):
- the state of being sad
Example in sentence:
  • she tired of his perpetual sadness

Nearby Words:

sora sorance sorb sorbate sorbefacient sorbent sorbet sorbic sorbile sorbin

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