Meaning of sorrowful in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsɔrəfəl/US accent
UK accent
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sorrowfulEtymology
Old English sorhful(see sorrow, -ful)Definitions
1. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable lossExamples
- « sorrowful widows »
- « a sorrowful tale of death and despair »
- « sorrowful news »
- « even in laughter the heart is sorrowful- Proverbs 14:13 »
Synonyms
- anguished
- tormented
- tortured
- bereaved
- bereft
- grief-stricken
- grieving
- mourning(a)
- sorrowing(a)
- bitter
- brokenhearted
- heartbroken
- heartsick
- dolorous
- dolourous
- lachrymose
- tearful
- weeping
- elegiac
- grievous
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- lamentable
- lamenting
- wailing
- wailful
- lugubrious
- mournful
- plaintive
- sad
- woebegone
- woeful
Antonyms