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sorrow Definition

sor·row (särō, sôrō)

noun

  1. mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, etc.; sadness, grief, or regret
  2. that which produces such suffering; trouble, loss, affliction, etc.
  3. the outward expression of such suffering; mourning; lamentation
  4. earnest repentance; contrition sorrow for sin

Etymology: ME sorwe < OE sorg, akin to Ger sorge < IE base *swergh-, to worry, be ill > Sans sūrkṣati, he worries about, Lith sergù, to be sick

intransitive verb

to feel or show sorrow; grieve

sorrow Related Forms

sor·rower noun

sorrow Synonyms

sorrow

n.

  1. Grief

    sadness, anguish, pain; see grief 1.

  2. The cause of sorrow

    catastrophe, misfortune, affliction; see difficulty 2, trouble 2.

  3. Mourning

    weeping, grieving, lamenting; see mourning 1.

sorrow Synonyms

sorrow

v.

sorrow Usage Examples

Object

  • relative: Our sympathies are quickened and go out to her sorrowing relatives and especially to her husband and widowed mother.
  • friend: Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances.

Converse of object

  • drown: But even then there was still time to drown the sorrows.
  • express: Also, Prince Henry expresses some sorrow over his father's failing health.
  • feel: Have you felt the sorrow of a combat vet?
  • suffer: Rejoice, for thou didst suffer many sorrows for these deeds!
  • bring: How can you avoid bringing sorrow to God's Holy Spirit?
  • cause: Bullets firing in the midst of the night changing fate causing sorrow.

Preposition: at

loss: They have sorrow at the loss of a family member, yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.

Adjective modifier

  • godly: Well, Paul was waiting to hear from Timothy what sort of sorrow the Corinthians had been experiencing - Godly sorrow or worldly sorrow.
  • worldly: Well, Paul was waiting to hear from Timothy what sort of sorrow the Corinthians had been experiencing - Godly sorrow or worldly sorrow.
  • deep: My views are the result of analyzing deep sorrow over a period of many years.
  • profound: The Prime Minister has movingly and appropriately articulated the profound sorrow we all feel following this atrocity.
  • bitter: Bitter sorrow cries to Heaven ' Can this be the Father's will?
  • sweet: RSC parting is such sweet sorrow BECTU has welcomed the departure of the Royal Shakespeare's Adrian Noble.

Noun used with modifier

ye: In fact the Bible says, " That ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Preposition: of

  • heart: For sorrow results in death, and sorrow of heart saps one's strength.
  • death: Tombstones had been her only monitors; but the deep sorrow of death brings with it deep sympathy.
  • life: We see people around us go through the joys and sorrows of life and we watch and note how they handle life.

Preposition: for

sin: There is a broad distinction between the right and the wrong kind of sorrow for sin.

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