sorrow

(noun, verb)

noun

1. an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

- he tried to express his sorrow at her loss

Definition categories: feeling, sadness, unhappiness

2. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

- he drank to drown his sorrows

Similar word(s): regret, rue, ruefulness

Definition categories: feeling, sadness, unhappiness

3. something that causes great unhappiness

Similar word(s): grief

Definition categories: thought

4. the state of being sad

Similar word(s): sadness, sorrowfulness

Definition categories: state, unhappiness

Sentences with sorrow as a noun:

- Parting is such sweet sorrow.

verb

1. feel grief

Similar word(s): grieve

Definition categories: emotion, suffer