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sorrow

sor·row [ sórrō, sáwrō ]


noun  (plural sor·rows)
Definition:
 
1. grief: a feeling of deep sadness caused by a loss or misfortune

2. saddening burden: an unfortunate event, experience, or other cause of sorrow



intransitive verb  (past and past participle sor·rowed, present participle sor·row·ing, 3rd person present singular sor·rows)
Definition:
 
grieve: to feel or express deep sadness over something ( literary )

[ Old English sorg< Germanic, "care"]

sor·row·er noun

drown your sorrows to take alcoholic drink in order to try to forget a source of sadness or disappointment (informal)

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