sorrow1 nounsorrow2 verb
sorrowsor‧row1 /ˈsɒrəʊ $ ˈsɑːroʊ, ˈsɔː-/ ●○○ noun 
WORD ORIGINsorrow1
Origin:
Old English sorgEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He turned quickly away, more in sorrow than in anger.
- Her life was filled with heartache and sorrow.
- Six weeks later we heard, to our great sorrow, that he had died.
- The deep sorrow she felt was obvious in the expression of her face.
- We shared all of our family's joys and sorrows.
- A long, painful journey has led them to this point, one filled with heartache and sorrow.
- And when she awoke, her face was moisture wet, as if she had been weeping for some sorrow all night long.
- Because her only defence was to turn him against her, she realised with a pang of sorrow.
- Before them stood a crowd of overjoyed neighbours who had shared their sorrow and now could share in their happiness.
- Each seemed possessed by a serene sorrow, and in a moment he learned why.
- She tried to drive the thought from her mind, feeling an all-too familiar surge of anger and sorrow.
- Similarly the threat of a loss arouses anxiety and actual loss causes sorrow, while both situations are likely to arouse anger.
- They intuit what it must be like feeling sorrow so far from home.
THESAURUS
a sad feeling, caused especially when a happy time is ending, or when you feel sorry about someone else’s unhappiness: · Charles felt a great sense of sadness and loss.· I noticed a little sadness in her eyes.
the unhappy feeling you have when you are in a very difficult or unpleasant situation, especially when this lasts for a long time: · After years of unhappiness, she finally decided to leave him.· She was a tense, nervous young woman, whose deep unhappiness was obvious to all those around her.· You do not know how much pain and unhappiness you have caused.
written the feeling of being very sad, especially because someone has died or because terrible things have happened to you: · There seemed to be nowhere to go to be alone with her sorrow.· His heart was filled with great sorrow after her death.
great unhappiness, caused especially by living or working in very bad conditions: · The cold weather is with us again and the misery of the homeless is increasing.· Thousands of families were destined to a life of misery.· The misery and pain he caused were, for him, merely a measure of his success.
a feeling of great unhappiness, because very bad things have happened and you have no hope that anything will change: · At the end of the month, she still had no job and was tired, frustrated, and close to despair.
great sadness that you feel when someone you love has died: · He was overcome with grief when his wife died.
a strong feeling of great sadness, especially because you miss someone you love: · She remembered the heartache of the first Christmas spent away from her sons.
a mental illness that makes someone feel so unhappy that they have no energy or hope for the future, and they cannot live a normal life: · He slipped into a depression in which he hardly ate or even left his room.
formal a feeling of being very unhappy and without hope: · She felt useless, and this contributed to her despondency.
literary a feeling of sadness, that you feel even though there is no particular reason for it: · Modigliani expressed his melancholy through his painting.
Longman Language Activatora sad feeling a sad feeling, caused especially when a happy time is ending, or when you feel sorry about someone else's unhappiness: · Her eyes were full of sadness.with (great) sadness: · I remembered with great sadness all the friends I had left behind.sense of sadness: · After her death, Charles felt a great sense of sadness and loss.
the unhappy feeling you have when you are in a very difficult or unpleasant situation: · After years of unhappiness, she finally decided to leave him.· There is no doubt that unhappiness contributes to ill health.· You've no idea what unhappiness you cause your parents when you say that you want to leave home.
especially written great sadness that you feel when someone you love has died: · Thousands of people sent floral tributes as an expression of their grief.· He was overcome with grief when his wife died.
a mental illness that makes someone feel so unhappy that they have no energy or hope for the future, and they cannot live a normal life: · The family had a history of alcoholism and depression.· Mild symptoms of anxiety and depression are often associated with social difficulties.deep/severe depression: · My father had suffered from severe depression for many years.
a feeling of sadness that is not very serious, that you get sometimes for no particular reason: get/have the blues: · I often get the blues in February, before the spring arrives.a fit of the blues: · It's very common for new mothers to have a fit of the blues after giving birth.the Monday/post-Christmas etc blues: · Most people know what it's like to have the Monday morning blues.
great unhappiness, caused especially by living or working in very bad conditions: · The high interest rates caused misery for millions of people.the misery of something/somebody: · He talked openly about the misery of his marriage.· We cannot ignore the misery of the people in this country who are forced to live on the streets.
written a feeling of sadness, especially one that continues for a long time: · He was a strange man, prone to melancholy and bouts of drinking.· Jake was fourteen and suffering from adolescent melancholy.
written the feeling of being very sad, especially because someone has died or because terrible things have happened to you: · deep/great sorrow: · The deep sorrow she felt was obvious in the expression of her face.in sorrow: · He turned quickly away, more in sorrow than in anger.to somebody's sorrow: · Six weeks later we heard, to our great sorrow, that he had died.
a feeling of unhappiness and worry, that often continues for a long time and is usually caused by problems in your personal life and relationships: · Her relationship with Tyler had brought her a great deal of heartache.· Being unpopular at school can cause real heartache to children of any age.save/spare (somebody) a lot of heartache (=stop someone worrying and feeling unhappy): · If she had simply called them, her parents would have been spared a lot of heartache.
formal a feeling of unhappiness, especially because you have been very disappointed and feel that you cannot change a situation: · Robyn walked away from the hospital with a feeling of despondency.· The sense of well-being of the 1980s was replaced by a mood of despondency.gloom/doom and despondency: · The atmosphere amongst the workers was one of gloom and despondency.
a feeling of great unhappiness, because very bad things have happened and you have no hope that anything will change: · I could see hunger, exhaustion and despair in their eyes.· There was a mood of despair about the quality of urban and industrial life.in despair: · Left all alone in her room, she was in despair.the depths of despair: · It seems that he had reached the depths of despair, and he finally took his own life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
a time of great sorrowCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a time of great sorrow· And the human swell of anger and deep sorrow has been screened directly into our living rooms.· I know that he can not take away the deep sorrow that seems to circle around me everywhere I go.· Again he touched his cheek, but this time he felt no anger, merely a deep sorrow.· Her mind went back to Mac MacFadyen, and she felt a deep sorrow for him.
· Behold how I lay down the great weight of sorrow I have carried with me so long.· I felt great sorrow for Jerome.· As he looked at Katherine, great sorrow clouded his eyes.· Thus great sorrows for their children and grandchildren came upon Cadmus and Harmonia in old age after great prosperity.· He says he regrets with great penitence and sorrow the circumstances that led to the caution.· It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy.· The Capellans bowed their great heads in sorrow and exterminated them.
VERB· Mr. Forth I join the hon. Gentleman in expressing our sorrow at that tragic loss.· Students and faculty told fond stories about Daniels and expressed their sorrow at his untimely death.
· It did not feel unreasonable to her, that she felt no sorrow.· Curiously, he felt the beginnings of sorrow, which perplexed him, and it required effort to direct his thoughts elsewhere.· Both of them were aware of Alain's black anger and Marguerite was feeling the sorrow of leaving her own house.· They intuit what it must be like feeling sorrow so far from home.· Her mind went back to Mac MacFadyen, and she felt a deep sorrow for him.· I feel enormous sorrow in my soul.· I felt great sorrow for Jerome.
· Before them stood a crowd of overjoyed neighbours who had shared their sorrow and now could share in their happiness.· Because you are not a problem to them, they can share their joys and sorrows with you.· We share in the sorrow of his family and our thoughts are with them.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[uncountable] a feeling of great sadness, usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to yougreat/deep sorrow- After his girlfriend left he spent the evening drowning his sorrows in a local bar.
- You can't just sit around day after day drowning your sorrows in whiskey.
- And is there a female alive who has not drowned her sorrows in buttered mashed potatoes?
- Drinking on your own or to drown your sorrows can get out of hand.
- He was a man drowning his sorrows, he'd decided.
- I drowned my sorrows on the school goalposts, as football was banned.
- I knew Mum and Dad would be out until late drowning their sorrows.
- One afternoon we became so depressed that we decided to drown our sorrows in drink.
- Who couldn't drink, drown her sorrows.
- Within the hour the show is cancelled and everyone returns to the hotel to drown their sorrows.
a time of great sorrowsorrow at He expressed his sorrow at my father’s death.sorrow for Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for the woman.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say sadness rather than sorrow:· She talked about her sadness after his death.2[countable] an event or situation that makes you feel great sadness: the family’s joys and sorrows3more in sorrow than in anger in a way that shows you are sad or disappointed rather than angry about a particular situation: He said that his decision to resign was made more in sorrow than in anger. → drown your sorrows at drown(5)sorrow1 nounsorrow2 verb
sorrowsorrow2 verb [intransitive] literary to feel or express sorrowsorrow over Her friend was sorrowing over the loss of a child. sorrowing parents