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sadden

[ sad-n ]

/ ˈsæd n /

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verb (used with or without object)

to make or become sad.

Origin of sadden

First recorded in 1590–1600; sad + -en¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sadden

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

Words nearby sadden

sad-faced, sadaqat, sadat, sadat, anwar, saddam hussein, sadden, sadder but wiser, saddharma-pundarika, saddle, saddle back, saddle blanket

Example sentences from the Web for saddened

When I think of the many rape victims who never come forward, who have been silenced in the same fashion, I am saddened.

I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything |Liz Seccuro |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And so the world was shocked and saddened to hear about his severe brain injury in the Alps last Sunday morning.

Brain Bleed: Why Michael Schumacher’s Helmet Wasn’t Enough |Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was “saddened,” he said, but the break in technical talks, he added, was just a “pause.”

Iranian Bombs and Black Swans in the Nuclear Negotiations |Christopher Dickey |December 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news.

Actor Paul Walker, Star of ‘The Fast and the Furious’ Films, Dies In Car Crash |Marlow Stern |December 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

I want to ask, saddened, angry, and yet impressed by the two artists working the phones.

Horse_ebooks Is Dead |Brian Ries |September 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Four more figures from the old façade, now standing outside the Porta Romana of Florence, are misused and saddened relics.

Donatello |David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
She carries it a long time, saddened and oppressed by it, till at last she can bear it no longer.

Hawthorne |Henry James, Junr.
She put the envelope and its contents away, and, saddened and subdued, fought bravely to return to her former self.

The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 |Various
We have been saddened justly; but why should we be disconcerted?

Sermons |J. B. Lightfoot
It was truly a via dolorosa, and we walked on it with saddened hearts, musing on the awful sufferings our countrymen had endured.

Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 |James Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for saddened

sadden

/ (ˈsædən) /

verb

to make or become sad