Dictionary Definition
sorrow
Noun
1 an emotion of great sadness associated with
loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
[ant: joy]
2 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"
[syn: regret, rue, ruefulness]
3 something that causes great unhappiness; "her
death was a great grief to John" [syn: grief]
4 the state of being sad; "she tired of his
perpetual sadness" [syn: sadness, sorrowfulness] v : feel
grief; eat one's heart out [syn: grieve]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Old English sorh, from Germanic *surgō. Cognate with Dutch zorg, German Sorge, Swedish sorg.Pronunciation
- , /ˈsɒrəʊ/, /"sQrəU/
- Rhymes: -ɒrəʊ
Noun
- unhappiness, woe
- italbrac usually in plural An instance or cause of unhappiness.
- Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Translations
unhappiness
- Arabic:
- Bengali:
- Chinese: 悲傷, 悲伤 (bēishāng)
- Danish: sorg, smerte
- Dutch: smart
- Finnish: suru, murhe, huoli
- French: peine
- German: Kummer
- Hebrew: צער (tsāʿār)
- Irish: brón
- Italian: dolore
- Japanese: 悲哀 (せつな, setsuna), 悲しみ (かなしみ, kanashimi)
- Korean: 슬픔 (seulpeum)
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: داخ, خهفهت
- Old English: sorh, cearu
- Portuguese: tristeza
- Russian: горе
- Scottish Gaelic: bròn , èislean , duilichinn , doilgheas , tùirse , mulad
- Spanish: tristeza, aflicción, infelicidad, pesar, dolor
- Swedish: sorg
- Telugu: దిగులు (digulu), బాధ (baadha)
instance or cause of unhappiness
- Finnish: suru, murhe, huoli
- Old English: cearu
Extensive Definition
Sorrow is the name of:
- Several songs:
- Sorrow (Pink Floyd song), a 1987 song by Pink Floyd from their album A Momentary Lapse of Reason
- Sorrow (BoxCar Racer song) 9th track on BoxCar Racers self-titled album (2002).BoxCar Racer
- Sorrow (The McCoys song), a song by the McCoys also known in versions by The Merseys and David Bowie
- Sorrow (Bad Religion song), the 8th track on Bad Religion's 2002 album, The Process of Belief
- Sorrow (Flyleaf song), the fourth video from their 2005 album, Flyleaf
- The Sorrow, a character in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater; see List of Metal Gear Solid 3 characters#The Sorrow
"Sing The
Sorrow" is also the title of a now platinum album released by
the band AFI in 2003. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_The_Sorrow
See also:
sorrow in Polish: Smutek
sorrow in Ukrainian: Сум
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ache,
adversity, afflict, affliction, aggrieve, agonize, agony, anguish, apologies, attrition, ayenbite of inwit,
bad luck, bemoan,
bemoaning, bewail, bewailing, bitter cup, bitter
draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, bitterness, bleed, break down, bring to tears,
brood over, burden,
burden of care, cankerworm of care, care, cares, carking care, contriteness, contrition, cross, crown of thorns, crush, curse, cut up, dejection, deplore, depression, desolate, desolateness, desolation, dirge, discomfort, dismay, distress, dole, dolor, draw tears, elegize, embitter, encumbrance, fret, gall, gall and wormwood, give
sorrow words, grief,
grievance, grieve, grieving, groan, hard luck, hardship, heartache, heartbreak, heartfelt grief,
heartgrief, howling, infliction, inundate, keen, keening, knell, lament, lamentation, lamenting, languishment, load, melancholy, misery, misfortune, moan, moaning, mope, mourn, mourning, oppress, oppression, overwhelm, pack of troubles,
pain, peck of troubles,
pine, pine away, pining, pressure, prostrate, prostration, regret, regretfulness, regrets, regretting, remorse, remorse of conscience,
remorsefulness,
repine, repining, rue, sadness, sea of troubles,
shame, shamefacedness, shamefastness, shamefulness, sigh, sing the blues, sob, sorriness, sorrowfulness, sorrowing, strain, suffering, take on, thorn, torment, travail, trial, tribulation, trouble, ululation, unhappiness, wailing, waters of bitterness,
weep over, weight,
wistfulness,
woe, wretchedness