sorrow meaning

Noun: sorrow  sórow

1. An emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
   "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" 
2. Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
   "he drank to drown his sorrows"
   - regret, rue [archaic], ruefulness 
3. Something that causes great unhappiness
   - grief 
4. The state of being sad
   - sadness, sorrowfulness

Verb: sorrow  sórow

1. Feel grief
   - grieve

Derived forms: sorrowed, sorrowing, sorrows

See also: sorrower

Type of: negative stimulus, sadness, suffer, unhappiness

Antonym: joy

Encyclopedia: Sorrow

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1. colonel brandon again repeated his sorrow.
2. you've got to accept a little sorrow in life.
3. company in distress make the sorrow less.
4. her death was a great sorrow to everyone.
5. he could only alleviate the sorrow by drinking.