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| bleed |
to feel grief, sympathy, or sorrow. [1/3 definitions] |
| emotion |
a strong feeling such as joy, hatred, sorrow, or fear. When one feels an emotion, there are physical changes such as an increase in pulse, crying, or trembling. [1/2 definitions] |
| gloom |
a mood or air of sadness or sorrow. [1/2 definitions] |
| half-mast |
a point halfway down a flagpole. A flag is flown at half-mast as a sign of respect or sorrow when someone has died or, on a ship, as a signal of great need or trouble. |
| heartbroken |
filled with deep and sometimes lasting sorrow or grief. |
| moan |
a long, low sound of pain, grief, or sorrow. [1/3 definitions] |
| pain |
hurt feelings; mental or emotional suffering; sorrow. [1/5 definitions] |
| pathetic |
causing feelings of pity or sorrow. |
| pity |
sympathy or sorrow caused by another's pain, bad luck, or suffering. [2/3 definitions] |
| remorse |
a feeling of guilt and real sorrow over having done something wrong. |
| sorrow |
Sorrow is a very deep feeling of sadness. Many people feel sorrow when a pet or someone they love dies. People often feel sorrow when something very terrible happens in their lives. Sorrow usually takes a long time to go away. |
| woe |
great suffering or sorrow. [1/2 definitions] |
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