Sorrows are events or situations that cause deep sadness.
...the joys and sorrows of everyday living.
2. to drown one's sorrows
sorrows in British English
(ˈsɒrəʊz)
plural noun
a particular cause or source of regret, grief, etc
Many other people, from all walks of life, had experienced the same sorrows as us.
Everyday we experience the joys and sorrows of being human.
The orphans learn to share the joys and sorrows of the world.
More idioms containing
sorrows
drown your sorrows
Examples of 'sorrows' in a sentence
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The late evening news had just begun, the usual cup of sorrows full to brimming.
Clive Barker THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001)
All related terms of 'sorrows'
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Sorrow is a feeling of deep sadness or regret.
waeness
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Man of Sorrows
a person alluded to by Isaiah (Isa. 53:3) and interpreted as being the Messiah
drown your sorrows
to drink a lot of alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to you
to drown one's sorrows
If you say that someone is drowning their sorrows , you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.