sorrow

sor-row · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A feeling of deep distress caused by loss or disappointment.

  2. 2.

    A cause of grief.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To feel or express sorrow.

Forms

plural: sorrows

Related words

Antonyms: happiness, joy
See also: grief, mourning, sadness
Synonyms: grief, sadness, woe

Etymology

From Old English sorg ("sorrow, grief, anxiety"), from Proto-Germanic surgō.