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Sorrow \Sor"row\, n. [OE. sorwe, sorewe, sor?e, AS. sorg, sorh; akin to D. zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga, soraga, suorga, G. sorge, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sorg, Goth. sa['u]rga; of unknown origin.]

The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness; mourning; affliction. See Affliction, and Grief. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Sorrow \Sor"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sorrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sorrowing.]

[OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian; akin to Goth. sa['u]rgan. See Sorrow, n.]

To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry. [1913 Webster]

Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his face no more. --Acts xx. 38. [1913 Webster]

I desire no man to sorrow for me. --Sir J. Hayward. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

sorrow

noun

1: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" [ant: joy]
2: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: regret, rue, ruefulness]
3: something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" [syn: grief]
4: the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" [syn: sadness, sorrowfulness] v : feel grief; eat one's heart out [syn: grieve]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Sorrow \Sor"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sorrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sorrowing.]

[OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian; akin to Goth. sa['u]rgan. See Sorrow, n.]

To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry.

Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his face no more. --Acts xx. 38.

I desire no man to sorrow for me. --Sir J. Hayward.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Sorrow \Sor"row\, n. [OE. sorwe, sorewe, sor?e, AS. sorg, sorh; akin to D. zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga, soraga, suorga, G. sorge, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sorg, Goth. sa['u]rga; of unknown origin.]

The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. --Milton.

How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! --Chaucer.

The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. --Rambler.

Syn: Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness; mourning; affliction. See Affliction, and Grief.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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