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Noun sorrow has 4 senses
- sorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
--1 is a kind of sadness, unhappiness
Antonyms: joy, joyousness, joyfulness
--1 has particulars:
- sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
--2 is a kind of sadness, unhappiness
--2 has particulars:
- grief, sorrow - something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"
--3 is a kind of negative stimulus
- sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
--4 is a kind of unhappiness
--4 has particulars: mourning, bereavement; poignance, poignancy
Verb sorrow has 1 sense
- grieve, sorrow - feel grief; eat one's heart out
--1 is one way to suffer
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue sorrow
Sam and Sue sorrow over the results of the experiment
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