sorrow
noun/ˈsɒrəʊ/
/ˈsɑːrəʊ/
- [uncountable] sorrow (at/for/over something) (rather formal) a feeling of being very sad because something very bad has happened synonym grief
- He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death.
- They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- The war brought sorrow to millions.
- Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for her sister.
- He looked at Katherine, his eyes full of sorrow.
- He wrote to the dead man's mother expressing his deep sorrow.
- I couldn't hide my sorrow and anger.
- I felt no sorrow for her.
- She wanted to share his sorrow.
- Tears of relief were mixed with tears of sorrow.
- They accepted the decision with sorrow.
- This is a time of great sorrow for all the family.
- He found to his sorrow that his childhood home was no longer there.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- genuine
- great
- …
- feel
- express
- share
- …
- to somebody’s sorrow
- with sorrow
- sorrow at
- …
- an expression of sorrow
- a look of sorrow
- a feeling of sorrow
- …
- [countable] a very sad event or situation
- the joys and sorrows of childhood
- His death was a great sorrow to everyone who knew him.
Word OriginOld English sorh, sorg (noun), sorgian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zorg and German Sorge.
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