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- pronunciation:
- sa
ro
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so
ro
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the suffering or distress that results from a loss, misfortune, or injury; grief.
He felt a lot of sorrow when his grandmother died.- synonyms:
- distress, grief, pain, sadness, suffering, unhappiness, woe
- antonyms:
- joy
- similar words:
- cross
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| definition 2: |
the cause of such suffering and distress.
It was a great sorrow when our cat ran away.- synonyms:
- affliction, distress, evil, hardship, trouble, woe
- antonyms:
- joy
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| related words: |
anguish, distress, ill, melancholy, misery, mourning, pity, torment, trial, trouble, woe |
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| derivation: |
sorrower (n.) |
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