Sorrowfulness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being sad

a state of gloomy sorrow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːɹoʊfəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒɹəʊfəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒɹəʊfəlnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈɑːɹoʊfəlnəs/.

Examples

she tired of his perpetual sadness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mournfulness sadness ruthfulness sorrow

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being sad “she tired of his perpetual sadness”
noun	a state of gloomy sorrow

Word Forms

sad	adjective	experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - Christina Rossetti
sorrow	verb	feel grief
sorrowful	adjective	experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; ; ; ; - Proverbs 14:13
mournful	adjective	expressing sorrow
ruthful	adjective	feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trauer

der Zustand, traurig zu sein

🇫🇷French

tristesse

l'état d'être triste

🇪🇸Spanish

tristeza

el estado de estar triste

🇮🇹Italian

tristezza

lo stato di tristezza

🇳🇱Dutch

verdriet

de staat van verdrietig zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

tristeza

o estado de estar triste

🇷🇺Russian

печаль

состояние грусти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दु:ख

दुखी होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

দুঃখ

দুঃখিত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

துயரம்

சோகமாக இருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

దుఃఖము

విచారంగా ఉండే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

दु:ख

दुःखी असल्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુ:ખ

ઉદાસી હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಃಖಕರತೆ

ದುಃಖದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഃഖം

ദുഃഖിതനാകുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀ

ਉਦਾਸ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

دکھ

اداس ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悲伤

悲伤的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

悲しみ

悲しい状態

🇰🇷Korean

슬픔

슬픈 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nỗi buồn

trạng thái buồn

🇹🇭Thai

ความโศกเศร้า

สถานะของความโศกเศร้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesedihan

keadaan sedih

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

ang estado ng pagiging malungkot

🇲🇾Malay

kesedihan

keadaan sedih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحزن

حالة الحزن

🇮🇷Persian

غم و اندوه

حالت غمگین بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

üzüntü

üzgün olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

צער

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