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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, depress |
| Synonyms: | break one's heart, bring one down, bum out, cast down, dampen spirits, dash, deject, deplore, desolate, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, distress, down, drag down, grieve, make blue, oppress, press, put a damper on, put into a funk, throw cold water on, turn one off, weigh down |
| Antonyms: | cheer, delight, gladden, make happy |
| Main Entry: | sorrow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be very upset, grieved |
| Synonyms: | agonize, be sad, bemoan, bewail, carry on, cry a river, deplore, eat heart out, grieve, groan, hang crepe, lament, moan, mourn, regret, sing the blues, sob, take on*, weep |
| Antonyms: | be happy, be joyful, delight, relieve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | suffer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in pain |
| Synonyms: | ache, agonize, ail, be affected, be at disadvantage, be convulsed, be handicapped, be impaired, be racked, be wounded, brave, complain of, deteriorate, droop, endure, experience, fall off, feel wretched, flag, get, go through, grieve, have a bad time, hurt, languish, pain, sicken, smart, undergo, writhe |
| Antonyms: | aid, alleviate, assist, comfort, help, relieve |
| Main Entry: | trouble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, worry |
| Synonyms: | afflict, agitate, ail, annoy, bug*, burden, burn up, concern, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disoblige, disquiet, distress, disturb, drive up the wall, flip out, fret, get to, give a bad time, give a hard time, grieve, harass, harry, impose on, inconvenience, irk, irritate, make a fuss, make a scene, make waves, pain, perplex, perturb, pester, plague, psych, put out, sadden, spook, stir up, strain, stress, torment, try, upset, vex |
| Antonyms: | be content, be happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, trouble |
| Synonyms: | adjy, afflict, agitate, ail, bewilder, bug*, confound, cramp, craze, debilitate, derange, discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, dismay, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, egg on, fire up, flip out, flip*, floor*, flurry, fluster, get to, give a hard time, grieve, incapacitate, indispose, key up, lay up, make a scene, make waves, perturb, pick on, pother, psych, rattle, rock the boat, ruffle, sicken, spook, stir up, throw off balance, turn, turn on, unhinge, unnerve, unsettle |
| Antonyms: | delight, make happy, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry loudly |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bay, bemoan, bewail, carry on*, complain, cry the blues, deplore, fuss, grieve, howl, jowl, keen, kick, lament, moan, mourn, repine, sob, squall, ululate, weep, whimper, whine |
| Antonyms: | whimper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bemoan, bewail, blubber, boohoo, break down*, burst into tears, complain, deplore, drip, grieve, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it out, mewl, moan, mourn, shed tears, snivel, sob, squall, ululate, wail, whimper, yowl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause mental hurt |
| Synonyms: | bother, cut to the quick, distress, disturb, do in, dump on, get*, grieve, hurt, hurt one's feelings, mortify, offend, outrage, pain, put down*, shake up, sting, traumatize, trouble, upset |
| Antonyms: | appease, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | traumatize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inflict trauma |
| Synonyms: | bother, cut to the quick, distress, disturb, do in, dump on, get*, grieve, hurt, hurt one's feelings, mortify, offend, outrage, pain*, put down*, shake up, shock, sting*, trouble, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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