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Another word for sorrow

Noun

  1. Mental anguish or pain caused by loss or despair

    2. See also:

    happy

Another word for sorrow

Verb

  1. To feel, show, or express grief

    2. See also:

    happy

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Another word for sorrow

Noun

  1. Grief

    2. See also:

    grief

  2. The cause of sorrow

    3. See also:

    trouble

    difficulty

  3. Mourning

    4. See also:

    mourning

Another word for sorrow

Verb
    2. See also:

    mourn

    cry

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Sentence Examples

  • His fury, pain, and sorrow choked her.

  • She listened, struck by the sorrow in his voice.

  • Anger and sorrow collided within her.

  • She responded, her sorrow and confusion feeding her need.

  • As she stepped away from the magic of the Henge, sorrow for those women who came before her pulled her from the powerful high.

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