Sadness - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsædnəs|  American pronunciation of the word sadness
Brit.  |ˈsædnəs|  British pronunciation of the word sadness

noun

- emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being (syn: unhappiness)
- the state of being sad (syn: sorrow)
she tired of his perpetual sadness
- the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness (syn: gloominess, lugubriousness)

Extra examples

He's feeling sad because his pet died.

People were sad that he was leaving.

The experience left her sadder but wiser.

Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness?

It'll be a sad day when you leave us.

He lived a sad life.

The sad fact of the matter is that they are right.

The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.

We needed more money but, sad to say, there wasn't any.

Pointlessness was life's principle, and it spread its sadness.

His kind words dissolved her sadness.

Their sadness was manifest in their faces.

A feeling of great sadness pervades the film.

She felt a piercing sadness when she heard the news.

A feeling of sadness descended on me.

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