Antonyms for sadden
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sad-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæd n |
Definition of sadden
Origin :- "to make sorrowful," 1620s, from sad + -en (1). Earlier verb was simply sade, from Old English sadian, which also could be the immediate source of the modern verb. Intransitive meaning "to become sad" is from 1718. Related: Saddened; saddening.
- verb upset, depress
- It seemed to him monstrous that one should sadden one's life by such an excursion as this.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He must sadden the heart of this creature of joy that he might keep her body safe from peril.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- But in other moods, the phenomena of nature seemed to tranquillise and sadden him.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446 » by Various
- Why sadden the poor children, and damp their newly cherished hopes?
- Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
- Do not sadden yourself because you cannot close behind you the gate of your senses.
- Extract from : « En Route » by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
- In spite of difficulties, their life has never been stern enough to sadden them.
- Extract from : « New Italian sketches » by John Addington Symonds
- But, at any rate, there is always Leonora to cheer you up; I don't want to sadden you.
- Extract from : « The Good Soldier » by Ford Madox Ford
- No, my mother, no; the only use of all these exaggerated precautions is to sadden life.
- Extract from : « The Conspirators » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- I said that the effect of his writing is to trouble and sadden us.
- Extract from : « Visions and Revisions » by John Cowper Powys
- The barometer has fallen lower, all of a sadden, than I ever saw it fall before.
- Extract from : « The Golden Dream » by R.M. Ballantyne
Synonyms for sadden
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