sadden

[ sad-n ]

/ ˈsæd n /

to make or become sad.

Origin of sadden

First recorded in 1590–1600; sad + -en¹

sad·den·ing·ly, adverb un·sad·dened, adjective

The leathery visage of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell never fails to sadden and enrage me.

Mitch McConnell: Putting Party Ahead of Country Every Time |Michael Tomasky |June 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
They do not inspire us into unquestioning loyalty; they sadden us and provoke the unanswerable existential question: Why?

A Very Good War |Bob Kerrey |March 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Tracing the blighted past, I am only left to sadden at that gentleness which never came from love!

Godolphin, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
At the distance their joy did not sadden him--he marveled why; and thus, in musing reverie, thought to explain the why to himself.

Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6 |Various

But, at any rate, there is always Leonora to cheer you up; I don't want to sadden you.

The Good Soldier |Ford Madox Ford
It need not sadden you, Diana; because every man is the better for having given his best.

The Following of the Star |Florence L. Barclay
You would not now sadden the hours of your absence from me by causing anxious thoughts in my heart.

'Three Score Years and Ten' |Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve

sadden

/ (ˈsædən) /

to make or become sad