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sorrow

[sor-oh, sawr-oh]

noun

  1. distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.

  2. a cause or occasion of grief or regret, as an affliction, a misfortune, or trouble.

    His first sorrow was the bank failure.

    Synonyms:
  3. the expression of grief, sadness, disappointment, or the like.

    muffled sorrow.



verb (used without object)

  1. to feel sorrow; grieve.

    Synonyms: ,

sorrow

/ ˈɒəʊ /

noun

  1. the characteristic feeling of sadness, grief, or regret associated with loss, bereavement, sympathy for another's suffering, for an injury done, etc

  2. a particular cause or source of regret, grief, etc

  3. Also called: sorrowing.the outward expression of grief or sadness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to mourn or grieve

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sorrower noun
  • sorrowless adjective
  • unsorrowing adjective
  • ˈǰǷɴڳܱ adverb
  • ˈǰǷɴڳܱԱ noun
  • ˈǰǷɴڳܱ adjective
  • ˈǰǷɱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sorrow1

First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sorg; cognate with German Sorge, Dutch zorg, Old Norse sorg, Gothic saurga; (verb) Middle English sorwen, Old English sorgian; cognate with Old High German ǰô
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sorrow1

Old English sorg; related to Old Norse sorg, Gothic saurga, Old High German sworga
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Idioms and Phrases

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Synonym Study

Sorrow, distress, grief, misery, woe imply bitter suffering, especially as caused by loss or misfortune. Sorrow is the most general term. Grief is keen suffering, especially for a particular reason. Distress implies anxiety, anguish, or acute suffering caused by the pressure of trouble or adversity. Misery suggests such great and unremitting pain or wretchedness of body or mind as crushes the spirit. Woe is deep or inconsolable grief or misery.
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"But from the second day, when I heard that regular people - people I didn't know, people like me - had also been killed, I started to feel sorrow, fear and sadness."

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According to the Musée Rodin, the figure is a depiction of sorrow and the French sculptor created other versions after it was positively received.

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The defense attorneys said that Do had expressed “shame” and “deep sorrow” for his crimes, that his license to practice law had been suspended and that his life has been “destroyed by his own acts.”

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Trump and Netanyahu later spoke over the phone about the incident, where the US president expressed sorrow to his Israeli counterpart, according to a readout of the call.

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He formally complains to the parish authorities to put an end to “Salome,” but the real crisis comes from the shame and sorrow of Alfie’s repressed life.

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