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Sorrow

SAH-roh

/ˈsɑːroʊ/

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sorrow

Dictionary meaning

Something that causes great unhappiness.

Examples

  • We felt tremendous sorrow for their loss.
  • The lawyer drank to drown their sorrows.

Synonyms: grief

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