English noun: sorrow | |||
1. | sorrow (feeling) an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement | ||
Samples | He tried to express his sorrow at her loss. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sadness, unhappiness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | broken heart, brokenheartedness, grief, heartache, heartbreak, mournfulness, ruthfulness, self-pity, sorrowfulness | ||
Antonyms | joy, joyfulness, joyousness | ||
2. | sorrow (feeling) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | ||
Samples | He drank to drown his sorrows. He wrote a note expressing his regret. To his rue, the error cost him the game. | ||
Synonyms | regret, rue, ruefulness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sadness, unhappiness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, remorse, self-reproach | ||
3. | sorrow (cognition) something that causes great unhappiness | ||
Samples | Her death was a great grief to John. | ||
Synonyms | grief | ||
Broader (hypernym) | negative stimulus | ||
4. | sorrow (state) the state of being sad | ||
Samples | She tired of his perpetual sadness. | ||
Synonyms | sadness, sorrowfulness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unhappiness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bereavement, mourning, poignance, poignancy | ||
English verb: sorrow | |||
1. | sorrow (emotion) feel grief | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue sorrow, Sam and Sue sorrow over the results of the experiment | ||
Synonyms | grieve | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | suffer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | compassionate, condole with, feel for, mourn, pity, sympathize with | ||