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
  • To say more about the plot would spoil the film too much, but Ryder is really a chameleon, flickering between quiet melancholy, genuine affection, and darker, more selfish concerns, and the rotoscoping art style accentuates the expressiveness of her face.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
  • At 78, Ferry reigns as the elder statesman of rock-star romantics, the king of elegant melancholy.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of melancholy
Noun
  • The Fed’s duties expanded after the Great Depression, another crisis that was triggered by a stock market crash and made worse by an agricultural depression brought on by unsustainable farming practices, droughts and the Dust Bowl.
    Reco McCambry, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Postpartum depression symptoms can include persistent feelings of sadness, lack of interest in activities, eating and sleep disturbances and excessive irritability or crying.
    Dr. Esther Zusstone, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of depression
Noun
  • There will always be a stream of sorrow flowing under my feet.
    Christine Pride, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
  • So why the slight tinge of sorrow in her announcement?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of sorrow
Noun
  • Jean was a widowed mother of 10, and her death resulted in a 30-year nightmare of grief and uncertainty for her kids.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The disaster claimed the lives of 12 students and left 27 others seriously injured, forever marking the university community with grief and reflection.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of grief
Noun
  • This is just one of the many outer depictions of her inner anguish.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The judge read on as Reuss described his anguish at being denied his vocation.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of anguish
Noun
  • Doom and gloom First released in North America on Nov. 21, 2004, the Nintendo DS arrived at a time when the air around the company was thick with the looming threat of defeat.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Western red cedar, and the thick gloom of western hemlocks with their feathery branches, loom large.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of gloom
Noun
  • Demagogues began to blame the labor competition posed by increasing numbers of Chinese immigrants for the miseries of white joblessness and meager pay.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Rubio has apportioned the blame for the recent misery in the region to Iran's leadership.
    Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of misery
Noun
  • Through June 2019, Zoe’s Kitchen was still rapidly deteriorating, and its financial losses and worker dejection were taking a toll on Cava.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Watson missed out on an additional $40,000 in the bonus round, prompting him to moan in dejection.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of dejection
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