Antonyms for sorrow
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : sor-oh, sawr-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊ |
Definition of sorrow
Origin :- Old English sorg "grief, regret, trouble, care, pain, anxiety," from Proto-Germanic *sorg- (cf. Old Saxon sorga, Old Norse sorg, Middle Dutch sorghe, Dutch zorg, Old High German soraga, German sorge, Gothic saurga), perhaps from PIE *swergh- "to worry, be sick" (cf. Sanskrit surksati "cares for," Lithuanian sergu "to be sick," Old Church Slavonic sraga "sickness," Old Irish serg "sickness"). Not connected etymologically with sore (adj.) or sorry.
- noun extreme upset, grief
- verb be very upset, grieved
- She gazed on his features as he slept; and was left to sorrow alone.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- There is nothing but sorrow to be found in loving her, and her heart is no larger than her feet.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Did all the error and sorrow of her life pass distinctly before her?
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- This signifies more than the stilling of guns, easing the sorrow of war.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Mother, I know the sorrow you will feel when you hear what has happened.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- It haunted him every moment, and added to the weight of sorrow which seemed crushing him.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- It was the music of climes where sorrow is but the memory of that which has been turned into joy.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Now, she quickened her pace, anxious for the plunge that should set the term to sorrow.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The woman before her had been disciplined by sorrow to sternest self-control.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- More than this, there is about sorrow an intense, an extraordinary reality.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
Synonyms for sorrow
- affliction
- agonize
- agony
- anguish
- bad news
- be sad
- bemoan
- bewail
- big trouble
- blow
- blues
- care
- carry on
- catastrophe
- cry a river
- dejection
- deplore
- depression
- distress
- dolor
- eat heart out
- grieve
- grieving
- groan
- hang crepe
- hardship
- heartache
- heartbreak
- lament
- lamenting
- melancholy
- misery
- misfortune
- moan
- mourn
- mourning
- pain
- rain
- regret
- remorse
- repentance
- rue
- sadness
- sing the blues
- sob
- suffering
- take on
- trial
- tribulation
- trouble
- unhappiness
- weep
- weeping
- woe
- worry
- wretchedness
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