sorrow

[ sor-oh, sawr-oh ]

/ ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊ /

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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

First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sorg; cognate with German Sorge,Dutch zorg,Old Norse sorg,Gothic saurga; (verb) Middle English sorwen,Old English sorgian; cognate with Old High German sorgôn

SYNONYMS FOR sorrow

2 adversity.

4 mourn, lament.

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synonym study 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM sorrow

sor·row·er, nounsor·row·less, adjectiveun·sor·row·ing, adjective

Words nearby sorrow

sorrel, sorrel salt, sorrel tree, Sorrentino, Sorrento, sorrow, sorrowful, sorry, sort, sorta, sortal

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Example sentences from the Web for sorrow

Joy, on the other hand, has a mysterious capacity to be felt alongside sorrow and even—sometimes, most especially—in the midst of suffering.
How to find joy during tough times|By Angela Gorrell/The Conversation|October 9, 2020|Popular Science
Kids who use dark play to explore violence, sin, and sorrow can make their parents mighty uncomfortable.
Playing bad can shape behavior, but not in the way you think|Erin Blakemore|September 28, 2020|Popular Science
What makes The Idiot so good, the place where both the humor and the sorrow lie, is in the accumulation of its main character Selin’s observations as she watches “all the irrelevant garbage.”
Why art matters at the end of the world|Constance Grady|September 25, 2020|Vox
Far from a rant, her tone throughout is cool and methodical, and her critiques are couched more in sorrow than in anger.
Was Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Too Right-Wing for CBS?|Lloyd Grove|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Her pallid young face, brow sweating with fear and pain, yet resolute and stiff with sorrow, makes you want to cry.
Relishing Rembrandt’s Blockbuster London Show|Nancy Durrant|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The U.S. celebrates the day it became independent every year with fireworks rather than sorrow,” he said.
Scots Must Choose Heart or Head|Nico Hines|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some national conservatives reacted in sorrow to Brewer's annoucement.
Jan Brewer Keeps Arizona in the 21st Century|Ben Jacobs|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Incapable of movement, incapable of speech, I listened to her feverish words in an agony of shame and sorrow.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You are right; but you do not know the sorrow at my heart which I try not to shew outwardly.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The devotion to something afarFrom the sphere of our sorrow.
The Call of the Wildflower|Henry S. Salt
The sudden transition from sorrow and despair to this excess of joy excited him infinitely.
Stoneheart|Gustave Aimard
Mrs. Tregennis was not in the kitchen; probably she was in a house near by, but Tommy could not take his sorrow to a crowd.
Tommy Tregennis|Mary Elizabeth Phillips
Sorrow is the flock of sparrows which remains behind, and builds in the nests of the birds of passage.
The True Story of My Life|Hans Christian Andersen

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, nounsorrowful, adjectivesorrowfully, adverbsorrowfulness, noun

Word Origin for sorrow

Old English sorg; related to Old Norse sorg, Gothic saurga, Old High German sworga

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with sorrow

sorrow

see drown one's sorrows; more in sorrow than in anger.

单词	sorrow
释义	sorrow [ sor-oh, sawr-oh ] / ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sorrow ON THESAURUS.COM 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 First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sorg; cognate with German Sorge,Dutch zorg,Old Norse sorg,Gothic saurga; (verb) Middle English sorwen,Old English sorgian; cognate with Old High German sorgôn SYNONYMS FOR sorrow 2 adversity. 4 mourn, lament. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sorrow ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study 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. OTHER WORDS FROM sorrow sor·row·er, nounsor·row·less, adjectiveun·sor·row·ing, adjective Words nearby sorrow sorrel, sorrel salt, sorrel tree, Sorrentino, Sorrento, sorrow, sorrowful, sorry, sort, sorta, sortal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sorrow Joy, on the other hand, has a mysterious capacity to be felt alongside sorrow and even—sometimes, most especially—in the midst of suffering. How to find joy during tough times\|By Angela Gorrell/The Conversation\|October 9, 2020\|Popular Science Kids who use dark play to explore violence, sin, and sorrow can make their parents mighty uncomfortable. Playing bad can shape behavior, but not in the way you think\|Erin Blakemore\|September 28, 2020\|Popular Science What makes The Idiot so good, the place where both the humor and the sorrow lie, is in the accumulation of its main character Selin’s observations as she watches “all the irrelevant garbage.” Why art matters at the end of the world\|Constance Grady\|September 25, 2020\|Vox Far from a rant, her tone throughout is cool and methodical, and her critiques are couched more in sorrow than in anger. Was Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Too Right-Wing for CBS?\|Lloyd Grove\|October 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Her pallid young face, brow sweating with fear and pain, yet resolute and stiff with sorrow, makes you want to cry. Relishing Rembrandt’s Blockbuster London Show\|Nancy Durrant\|October 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “The U.S. celebrates the day it became independent every year with fireworks rather than sorrow,” he said. Scots Must Choose Heart or Head\|Nico Hines\|September 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Some national conservatives reacted in sorrow to Brewer's annoucement. Jan Brewer Keeps Arizona in the 21st Century\|Ben Jacobs\|February 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Incapable of movement, incapable of speech, I listened to her feverish words in an agony of shame and sorrow. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show\|Robert W. Chambers\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST You are right; but you do not know the sorrow at my heart which I try not to shew outwardly. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt The devotion to something afarFrom the sphere of our sorrow. The Call of the Wildflower\|Henry S. Salt The sudden transition from sorrow and despair to this excess of joy excited him infinitely. Stoneheart\|Gustave Aimard Mrs. Tregennis was not in the kitchen; probably she was in a house near by, but Tommy could not take his sorrow to a crowd. Tommy Tregennis\|Mary Elizabeth Phillips Sorrow is the flock of sparrows which remains behind, and builds in the nests of the birds of passage. The True Story of My Life\|Hans Christian Andersen 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, nounsorrowful, adjectivesorrowfully, adverbsorrowfulness, noun Word Origin for sorrow Old English sorg; related to Old Norse sorg, Gothic saurga, Old High German sworga Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sorrow sorrow see drown one's sorrows; more in sorrow than in anger. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to sorrow heartache, melancholy, pain, regret, agony, repentance, suffering, mourning, sadness, heartbreak, remorse, misery, unhappiness, anguish, worry, hardship, blow, misfortune, wretchedness, distress
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sorrow

noun

verb (used without object)

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noun

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