sadness (noun)

  • 121sorrow — noun 1) he felt sorrow at her death Syn: sadness, unhappiness, misery, despondency, regret, despair, desolation, heartache, grief 2) the sorrows of life Syn: trouble, difficulty …

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  • 122woe — noun 1) a tale of woe Syn: misery, sorrow, distress, sadness, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, despair, adversity, misfortune, disaster, suffering, hardship 2) financial woes Syn …

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  • 123bereavement — noun state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑mourning • Derivationally related forms: ↑bereave, ↑mourn (for: ↑mourning) • H …

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  • 124dejectedness — noun a feeling of low spirits he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits • Syn: ↑downheartedness, ↑low spiritedness, ↑lowness, ↑dispiritedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑dispirited ( …

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  • 125dwindling away — noun a becoming gradually less (Freq. 1) there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family • Syn: ↑dwindling • Derivationally related forms: ↑dwindle (for: ↑dwindling) …

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  • 126happiness — noun 1. state of well being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑felicity • Ant: ↑unhappiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑felicitous (for: ↑ …

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  • 127lowness — noun 1. a feeling of low spirits he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits • Syn: ↑downheartedness, ↑dejectedness, ↑low spiritedness, ↑dispiritedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑dispirited ( …

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  • 128poignance — noun a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow a moment of extraordinary poignancy • Syn: ↑poignancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑poignant (for: ↑poignancy), ↑poignant …

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