tr. & intr.v., -dened, -den·ing, -dens.

To make or become sad.

verb

To make sad or gloomy: deject, depress, dispirit, oppress, weigh down. See happy/unhappy.

v

Definition: upset, depress
Antonyms: cheer, delight, gladden, make happy

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make unhappy; 'The news of her death saddened me'
  Antonym: gladden (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: come to feel sad
  Antonym: gladden (meaning #2)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bedrøve, gøre ked af det
v. intr. - blive ked af det, blive bedrøvet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedroeven, somber stemmen

Français (French)
v. tr. - attrister
v. intr. - attrister, être attristé

Deutsch (German)
v. - traurig stimmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θλίβω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
addolorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - entristecer(-se)

Русский (Russian)
печалиться, печалить, красить в темный цвет

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - entristecer, apenar, contristar, ensombrecer
v. intr. - entristecerse, ensombrecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra ledsen, bli ledsen

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使悲伤, 使黯淡, 使难过, 使阴暗, 悲哀, 悲痛, 忧愁

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使悲傷, 使黯淡, 使難過, 使陰暗
v. intr. - 悲哀, 悲痛, 憂愁

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 슬프게 하다, 칙칙한 색으로 하다
v. intr. - 슬퍼지다, (색이) 우중충해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 悲しませる, くすんだ色にする, 悲しくなる, 色がくすむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحزن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העציב‬
v. intr. - ‮נעצב‬

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