sadness (noun)
111misery — noun 1) periods of intense misery Syn: unhappiness, distress, wretchedness, suffering, anguish, anxiety, angst, torment, pain, grief, heartache, heartbreak, despair, despondency, dejection, depression, desolation …
112pathos — noun the pathos of Antoine s predicament Syn: poignancy, tragedy, sadness, pitifulness, piteousness, pitiableness …
113poignancy — noun his imminent death gave his words a special poignancy Syn: pathos, pitifulness, piteousness, sadness, sorrow, mournfulness, wretchedness, misery, tragedy …
114suffering — noun the suffering of these refugees defied description Syn: hardship, distress, misery, wretchedness, adversity, tribulation; pain, agony, anguish, trauma, torment, torture, hurt, affliction, sadness, unhappiness, sorrow, grief …
115tribulation — noun 1) the tribulations of her personal life Syn: trouble, difficulty, problem, worry, anxiety, burden, cross to bear, ordeal, trial, adversity, hardship, tragedy, sorrow, trauma, affliction; setback, blow; inform …
116woe — noun 1) a tale of woe Syn: misery, sorrow, distress, wretchedness, sadness, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, despondency, despair, depression, regret, gloom, melancholy; adversity, misfortune, disaster …
117depression — noun 1) she ate to ease her depression Syn: unhappiness, sadness, melancholy, melancholia, misery, sorrow, gloom, despondency, low spirits 2) an economic depression Syn: recession …
118disappointment — noun 1) she tried to hide her disappointment Syn: sadness, sorrow, regret, dismay, displeasure, dissatisfaction, disenchantment, disillusionment 2) the trip was a disappointment Syn: let down, non event …
119gloom — noun 1) she peered into the gloom Syn: darkness, dark, murk, shadows, shade 2) his gloom deepened Syn: despondency, depression, dejection, melancholy, unhappiness, sadness …
120grief — noun Syn: sorrow, misery, sadness, anguish, pain, distress, heartache, heartbreak, agony, woe, desolation Ant: joy …
