sadness

noun

Definition of sadnessnext
as in melancholy
a state or spell of low spirits she was filled with sadness at the thought of having to leave her family

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadness
  1. melancholy
  2. depression
  3. sorrow
  4. grief
  5. anguish
  6. gloom
  7. misery
  8. dejection
Noun
  • But Adams often located a layer of melancholy beneath her characters’ sunny surfaces, and those early performances had a depth that now makes her versatility seem obvious.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Nearly all of them from his late grandmother, who occasionally spoke with melancholy and pride about her older son, Jack.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of melancholy
Noun
  • How can the brain be stimulated to curb depression, pain, or the effects of Parkinson’s?
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Recognize Who is Most at Risk Certain conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and mental health conditions such as depression can increase the risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19.
    Essence, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of depression
Noun
  • Hendrix went on to say the foundation shared in the sorrow of the child’s passing.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The topic, then, is sorrow, songs of sorrow, sounds of sorrow.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of sorrow
Noun
  • Popular on Variety The truth absolves Emily and lets her parents breathe a sigh of relief about that night, which had been tearing them apart from grief.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Some other users have used the trend to immerse themselves in nostalgic memories of their past or describe their grief.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of grief
Noun
  • Mass killing database:Revealing trends, details and anguish of every US event since 2006 How many school shootings took place in 2024?
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • What follows is a study in guilt, responsibility, and anguish, all told in ashamed interiority on Murphy’s face.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of anguish
Noun
  • Despite predictions of doom and gloom and the odd technology issue on the website, there is no doubt that the website still runs well.
    Adam Fayed, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Republicans, after years of doom and gloom, are feeling great about the economy again.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of gloom
Noun
  • While there are notable and beautiful bright spots to All or Nothing (most of which go to infallible Leigh regular Ruth Sheen), the film really doubles down on the ambient misery of these people’s lives.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Adults explain little to her—the possibility of death lies beyond her field of vision—which gives the vivid misery of her treatment a fairy-tale quality.
    Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of misery
Noun
  • Just like that, an entire team’s optimism and energy turned into dejection and disbelief.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The day after a high-stakes presidential election usually brings elation on one side and dejection for the other.
    Daniel Wine, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of dejection
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