Sorrow

n.	1.	The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! - Chaucer. The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. - Rambler.
v. i.	1.	To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry. [imp. & p. p. Sorrowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sorrowing.] Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his face no more. - Acts xx. 38. I desire no man to sorrow for me. - Sir J. Hayward.

Noun	1.	sorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" Antonyms: joy, joyfulness, joyousness - the emotion of great happiness
	2.	sorrow - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" Synonyms: regret, ruefulness, rue
	3.	sorrow - something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" Synonyms: grief
	4.	sorrow - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" Synonyms: sorrowfulness, sadness
Verb	1.	sorrow - feel grief; eat one's heart out Synonyms: grieve

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