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adjective

Definition of saddenednext
as in sad
feeling unhappiness we were all saddened when our minister retired

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saddened

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verb

past tense of sadden
as in depressed
to make sad the arrival of winter always saddens me

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Recent Examples of saddened
Verb
Like all who knew and loved him, I too am saddened by his death, yet also so very grateful to have known him in my life. — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Very surprised and very saddened. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddened
  1. sad
  2. heartbroken
  3. unhappy
  4. depressed
  5. worried
  6. sorry
  7. miserable
  8. burdened
Adjective
  • Kwong grew up hearing stories of every kind about Manzanar—scary, sad, funny and infuriating.
    — Rachel Ng, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of sad
Adjective
  • After raising the baby for five months, Murray, heartbroken, handed him over to his biological parents.
    — Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • But in a confessional, Stacey weeps while sympathizing with her heartbroken friend.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of heartbroken
Adjective
  • Despite his close relationship with Trump, Elon Musk is unhappy about tariffs, which stand to hurt the business empire of the world’s richest man.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There have even been reports of police being called to deal with the rowdy behavior, not to mention some theater employees who are unhappy about the cleanup required.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • Meantime, brands that have thus far managed to weather a wider luxury downturn and depressed consumer spending, such as Hermes , could be best placed to pass on price rises.
    — Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
  • However, the knock-on effects — namely, depressed U.S. consumer spending and a pullback in ad budgets — would clearly cut into Hollywood’s profits, according to analysts.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of depressed
Verb
  • The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Or be imprisoned by what everyone else is worried about.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • In the moment, Fleury joked that Ovechkin’s on-ice salute was because the Russian sniper was sorry to see his favorite foil retire.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Being objective about Trump is not in the Sun Sentinel’s opinion lexicon — sorry to say.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of sorry
Adjective
  • Before Minecraft, the turnout for major films at the box office has been middling to miserable.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Daryl was born in 1952, four years after the club’s last championship and just in time for four decades of miserable baseball on the lakeshore.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of miserable
Verb
  • If your partner feels burdened, offer to offload some of their tasks.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The films were burdened from the start by the impossible task of adding depth to a character whose entire personality amounted to his ability to run really, really fast.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of burdened

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