Meaning of sorrowful in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈsɔrəfəl/

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1. Qualitative Adjective

   sorrowful

   Etymology

   Old English sorhful(see sorrow, -ful)

   Definitions

   1. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

   Examples

   • « 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

   • joyful

See also

• joyless
• unhappy