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sorrow
noun as in extreme upset, grief
Strongest matches
agony, anguish, hardship, heartache, heartbreak, melancholy, misery, mourning, pain, regret, remorse, repentance, sadness, suffering, unhappiness, worry
Strong matches
affliction, blow, blues, care, catastrophe, dejection, depression, distress, dolor, grieving, lamenting, misfortune, rain, rue, trial, tribulation, trouble, weeping, woe, wretchedness
Weak matches
verb as in be very upset, grieved
Strong matches
agonize, bemoan, bewail, deplore, grieve, groan, lament, moan, mourn, regret, sob, weep
Weak matches
be sad, carry on, cry a river, eat heart out, hang crepe, sing the blues, take on
Example Sentences
"As I step down I do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse," he added.
As I step down I do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse.
But I will blame some of my sorrow over the outcome of this election on Karens.
No-one will know what would have transpired had Alonso been tempted by the pull of Liverpool, but few of a red persuasion harbour any regrets or look back with sorrow as they not only sit top of the Premier League but also at the summit of the new Champions League format as the Bundesliga side were swept aside 4-0 at Anfield.
But there was much bitterness and sorrow too.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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