adj.

Affected with, marked by, causing, or expressing sorrow. See synonyms at sad.

sorrowfully sor'row·ful·ly adv.
sorrowfulness sor'row·ful·ness n.

adjective

1. Full of or expressive of sorrow: doleful, dolorous, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, rueful, sad, woebegone, woeful. See happy/unhappy.
2. Causing sorrow or regret: deplorable, doleful, dolorous, grievous, lamentable, mournful, regrettable, rueful, sad, woeful. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: very upset; grieving
Antonyms: cheerful, delighted, happy, joyful

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IN BRIEF: Full of sadness.

The sorrowful spirit finds relaxation in solitude. — Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sorgfuld, sørgelig, sorgbetynget

Nederlands (Dutch)
treurig, smartelijk

Français (French)
adj. - douloureux, triste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - traurig, betrübt, sorgenvoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θλιμμένος, περίλυπος, θλιβερός, λυπητερός

Italiano (Italian)
triste

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - contrito (m), aflito (m), pesaroso (m)

Русский (Russian)
печальный, горестный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - triste, afligido, acongojado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sorgsen, bedrövlig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
悲伤的, 伤心的, 令人伤心的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 悲傷的, 傷心的, 令人傷心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 슬퍼하는, 슬픈 듯한, 분해하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悲しむ, 悲しそうな, 悔やむ, 残念がる, 悲しませる, 悲しんでいる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محزن, حزين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצוב, מצטער, מצער‬

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