sorrow
[ sor-oh, sawr-oh ]
/ ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊ /
noun
distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
a cause or occasion of grief or regret, as an affliction, a misfortune, or trouble: His first sorrow was the bank failure.
the expression of grief, sadness, disappointment, or the like: muffled sorrow.
verb (used without object)
to feel sorrow; grieve.
Origin of sorrow
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English
sorg; cognate with German
Sorge, Dutch
zorg, Old Norse
sorg, Gothic
saurga; (v.) Middle English
sorwen, Old English
sorgian; cognate with Old High German
sorgôn
SYNONYMS FOR sorrow
1
Sorrow,
distress,
grief,
misery,
woe imply bitter suffering, especially as caused by loss or misfortune.
Sorrow is the most general term.
Grief is keen suffering, especially for a particular reason.
Distress implies anxiety, anguish, or acute suffering caused by the pressure of trouble or adversity.
Misery suggests such great and unremitting pain or wretchedness of body or mind as crushes the spirit.
Woe is deep or inconsolable grief or misery.
2 adversity.
4 mourn, lament.
OTHER WORDS FROM sorrow
sor·row·er, noun sor·row·less, adjective un·sor·row·ing, adjectiveWords nearby sorrow
sorrel,
sorrel salt,
sorrel tree,
sorrentino,
sorrento,
sorrow,
sorrowful,
sorrows of young werther, the,
sorry,
sort,
sort code
Example sentences from the Web for sorrow
British Dictionary definitions for sorrow
sorrow
/ (ˈsɒrəʊ) /
noun
the characteristic feeling of sadness, grief, or regret associated with loss, bereavement, sympathy for another's suffering, for an injury done, etc
a particular cause or source of regret, grief, etc
Also called: sorrowing
the outward expression of grief or sadness
verb
(intr)
to mourn or grieve
Derived forms of sorrow
sorrower, noun sorrowful, adjective sorrowfully, adverb sorrowfulness, nounWord Origin for sorrow
Old English
sorg; related to Old Norse
sorg, Gothic
saurga, Old High German
sworga
Idioms and Phrases with sorrow
sorrow
see drown one's sorrows; more in sorrow than in anger.