sorrow
noun
distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
Example Sentences
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Although such sorrowfulness might send Ward to Spotify, Cooper believes this kind of event can actually increase loyalty to radio.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2022
The pervading atmosphere of sorrowfulness in much of Josquin’s music, whether applied to sacred music or secular songs of unhappy love, is typical of his strife-filled time.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
“That is true,” replied Tessa, the sorrowfulness of the tone softening its curtness.
From Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life by Jennie M. Drinkwater
There was no sense of gloom or sorrowfulness in her company.
From Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance by Walter De la Mare
For indeed, Mother hath oft told us how, when she was a young maid like Milly, she did sorely hate all gloom and sorrowfulness, nor could not abide for to think thereon.
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Emily Sarah Holt
