sorrow

n.

1. Mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair. See synonyms at regret.
2. A source or cause of sorrow; a misfortune.
3. Expression of sorrow; grieving.

intr.v., -rowed, -row·ing, -rows.

To feel or express sorrow. See synonyms at grieve.

[Middle English sorwe, from Old English sorg.]

sorrower sor'row·er n.

noun

Mental anguish or pain caused by loss or despair: grief, heartache, heartbreak. See happy/unhappy.

verb

To feel, show, or express grief: grieve, lament, mourn, suffer. See happy/unhappy.

n

Definition: extreme upset, grief
Antonyms: happiness, joy, relief

v

Definition: be very upset, grieved
Antonyms: be happy, be joyful, delight, rejoice, relieve

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IN BRIEF: Sadness and grief.

One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad. — Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915).

Quotes:

"Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better." - Bible

"Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth." - William Blake

"Some say that happiness is not good for mortals, and they ought to be answered that sorrow is not fit for immortals and is utterly useless to any one; a blight never does good to a tree, and if a blight kill not a tree but it still bear fruit, let none say that the fruit was in consequence of the blight." - William Blake

"Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps." - William Blake

"We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows." - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

"The busy have no time for tears." - Lord Byron

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sorg, bedrøvelse, smerte
v. intr. - sørge

Nederlands (Dutch)
treuren, rouwen, smart, leed, rouw

Français (French)
n. - chagrin, tristesse, peine
v. intr. - se lamenter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kummer, Leid, Sorge
v. - trauern, sich grämen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θλίψη ή λύπη, έκφραση θλίψης, πένθος, συμφορά
v. - θλίβομαι, πενθώ

Italiano (Italian)
affliggersi, dolore, pena

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arrependimento (f), dor (f), mágoa (f)
v. - lamentar-se, sofrer, arrepender-se

Русский (Russian)
горе, печаль, тоска, сожаление, муки, страдания, невзгоды, тяжелые переживания, горевать, сожалеть

Español (Spanish)
n. - pena, pesar, miseria, desgracia
v. intr. - afligirse, entristecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sorg, bedrövelse
v. - sörja över, sörja någon

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲伤, 不幸, 哀惜, 遗憾, 懊悔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 悲傷, 不幸, 哀惜
v. intr. - 悲傷, 遺憾, 懊悔

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 슬픔, 분함, 불행
v. intr. - (불행 등을) 슬퍼하다, 유감으로 여기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悲しみ, 悲哀, 悲しいこと, 不幸, 後悔
v. - 悲しむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محنه, أسى, حزن (فعل) يأسى, يحزن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צער, עצב, צרה, מקור-צער, גורם סבל‬
v. intr. - ‮הצטער, התאבל‬

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