something that causes great unhappiness; " her death was a great grief to John"

feel grief; eat one's heart out

the state of being sad; " she tired of his perpetual sadness"

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; " he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"

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"

Sorrowful.

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.

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

Mental pain or uneasiness caused by loss, regret, disappointment, etc.; grief; sadness; distress; unhappiness; affliction.

To feel mental pain or uneasiness; grieve; lament; be sad.

Pain of mind: grief: affliction.

To feel sorrow or pain of mind: to grieve.

Pain of mind; grief; affliction; regret.

To grieve; mourn.

To be sad.

Pain or distress of mind; grief; affliction; trial; lamentation.

Sorrowly.

Sorrowness.

Uneasiness or pain of mind due to loss or misfortune; grief; affliction; regret.

Mental pain or uneasiness, caused by some loss or by a disappointment; grief; regret.

To grieve; to be sad.

I did not feel any sorrow at all then, either for the child or myself- I simply turned round and came down . – Watersprings by Arthur Christopher Benson

She had no fear of him now, and in the cause of her confidence her sorrow lay. – Tess of the d'Urbervilles A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

She had known enough of sorrow. – The Living Link by James De Mille

You know that the sorrow of my life was that I had never been loved for myself. – The Twelfth Hour by Ada Leverson

" Sorrow is a strange thing," she went on, after a pause. – The Cow Puncher by Robert J. C. Stead

He could not keep his mind from dwelling on the thing, but he would think of it as a trifle,- as of a thing which he could afford to lose without sorrow. – Ralph the Heir by Anthony Trollope

It's a misfortune, like any other, only far more sad than every day sorrow. – The Children of the World by Paul Heyse

Rahal had shut up her sorrow behind dry eyes and a closed mouth. – An Orkney Maid by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

This is nothing else but sorrow of heart. – The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Charles Foster Kent

His death was the greatest sorrow I have ever known. – Molly Brown's Senior Days by Nell Speed

" There now, Rollo," said Henry, in a tone of great disappointment and sorrow, " now you have killed all our bees!" – Rollo's Experiments by Jacob Abbott

" No victory is worth that," I heard him say, and I listened as if he spoke of another's sorrow. – Montlivet by Alice Prescott Smith

The look of sorrow and alarm which he fixed on me, went to my heart. – Basil by Wilkie Collins

This was the cause of her joy, which was quickly turned into sorrow by Mrs. Graham's adding, " But he started this morning for Europe, where he will remain three months, and perhaps longer, just according to his business." – 'Lena Rivers by Mary J. Holmes

I'm very fond of your father, and I'd hate to see him have a lot of sorrow on your account. – A Campfire Girl's Test of Friendship by Jane L. Stewart

The thought of that last meeting with Longworth overwhelmed him with sorrow. – The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly by Charles James Lever

On Christmas day, however, a fresh sorrow befel her. – Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind by Frances Martin

The sorrow and pity in his face answered for him. – The Legacy of Cain by Wilkie Collins

Think of him who has had so much sorrow all his days? – Plays: The Father; Countess Julie; The Outlaw; The Stronger by August Strindberg

If you fled to Gablehurst, you would only bring sorrow and shame on all who love you. – Tom Tufton's Travels by Evelyn Everett-Green