sorrow
noun
distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
sorrowed
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past participleof sorrow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sorrow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sorrownoundistress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
Example Sentences
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And I sorrowed for my father’s harm as though I had been smitten myself; so sorrowed I for his unhappy old age.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
“We are incredibly sorrowed at the loss of Officer Galvez and our thoughts and prayers are with all who knew and loved him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2015
You’ve clucked, sorrowed and sighed at “The Pride”: plus ça change, plus c’est la même self-esteem issue.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2010
The Rev. George Carson, 52, pastor of the Trinity United Presbyterian Church, said that some of his parishioners were "greatly sorrowed."
From Time Magazine Archive
But in their grief and at the hour of death, men could turn for compassion to the goddess who sorrowed and the goddess who died.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
