Sorrow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːɹoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒɹəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒɹəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɑːɹoʊ/.

Examples

he tried to express his sorrow at her loss
he drank to drown his sorrows
he wrote a note expressing his regret

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

regret rue sorrowfulness grieve sadness grief ruefulness

Antonyms

joy

Parts of Speech

noun	an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement “he tried to express his sorrow at her loss”
noun	sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment “he drank to drown his sorrows”
noun	something that causes great unhappiness “her death was a great grief to John”
noun	the state of being sad “she tired of his perpetual sadness”
verb	feel grief

Word Forms

sorrow	verb	feel grief
regret	verb	express with regret
rue	verb	feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
rueful	adjective	feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
sad	adjective	experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - Christina Rossetti
sorrowful	adjective	experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; ; ; ; - Proverbs 14:13
griever	noun	a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
sorrow	noun	the state of being sad
sorrower	noun	a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kummer

ein Gefühl großer Traurigkeit, das mit Verlust oder Trauer verbunden ist

🇫🇷French

chagrin

une émotion de grande tristesse associée à une perte ou à un deuil

🇪🇸Spanish

pena

una emoción de gran tristeza asociada con la pérdida o el duelo

🇮🇹Italian

tristezza

un'emozione di grande tristezza associata alla perdita o al lutto

🇳🇱Dutch

verdriet

een emotie van grote droefheid die gepaard gaat met verlies of rouw

🇵🇹Portuguese

tristeza

uma emoção de grande tristeza associada à perda ou luto

🇷🇺Russian

печаль

эмоция большой печали, связанная с потерей или тяжелой утратой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दु: ख

हानि या शोक से जुड़ी अत्यधिक उदासी की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

দুঃখ

ক্ষতি বা শোকের সাথে যুক্ত মহান দুঃখের একটি আবেগ

🇮🇳Tamil

துக்கம்

இழப்பு அல்லது துக்கத்துடன் தொடர்புடைய பெரும் சோகத்தின் உணர்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

దుఃఖము

నష్టం లేదా మరణంతో సంబంధం ఉన్న గొప్ప విచారం యొక్క భావోద్వేగం

🇮🇳Marathi

दु:ख

नुकसान किंवा शोकांशी संबंधित मोठ्या दुःखाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુ:ખ

ખોટ અથવા શોક સાથે સંકળાયેલ મહાન ઉદાસીની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಃಖ

ನಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ದುಃಖಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ದುಃಖದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഃഖം

നഷ്ടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിയോഗവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട വലിയ സങ്കടത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁੱਖ

ਘਾਟੇ ਜਾਂ ਸੋਗ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀ ਵੱਡੀ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دکھ

نقصان یا سوگ سے وابستہ عظیم اداسی کا جذبہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悲哀

因失去或丧亲而感到极度悲伤的情绪

🇯🇵Japanese

悲しみ

喪失または死別と関連した大きな悲しみの感情

🇰🇷Korean

슬픔

상실이나 사별과 관련된 큰 슬픔의 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nỗi buồn

một cảm xúc vô cùng đau buồn liên quan đến sự mất mát hoặc tang chế

🇹🇭Thai

ความเศร้าโศก

อารมณ์แห่งความโศกเศร้าอย่างมากที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการสูญเสียหรือการสูญเสีย

🇮🇩Indonesian

duka

emosi kesedihan luar biasa yang terkait dengan kehilangan atau duka

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

isang damdamin ng matinding kalungkutan na nauugnay sa pagkawala o pangungulila

🇲🇾Malay

kesedihan

emosi kesedihan yang besar yang berkaitan dengan kehilangan atau kehilangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حزن

مشاعر الحزن الشديد المرتبطة بالخسارة أو الفجيعة

🇮🇷Persian

غم و اندوه

احساس غم و اندوه بزرگ همراه با از دست دادن یا سوگ

🇹🇷Turkish

üzüntü

kayıp veya yasla ilişkili büyük bir üzüntü duygusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַעַר

רגש של עצב גדול הקשור לאובדן או שכול

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The primary meaning of 'sorrow' is 'an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement'.

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