Meaning of sadness | Babel Free
ˈsædnəsDefinitions
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The state or emotion of being sad. uncountable
- The state or emotion of being sad
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An event in one's life that causes sadness. countable
- An event in one's life that causes sadness
Equivalents
Беларуская
сму́так
Bosanski
žalost
Čeština
smutek
Cymraeg
tristwch
Dansk
tristhed
Ελληνικά
λύπη
Esperanto
malĝojo
فارسی
غمگینی
Galego
tristeza
עברית
עֶצֶב
Hrvatski
žalost
Հայերեն
տխրություն
Bahasa Indonesia
kesedihan
Íslenska
sorg
Italiano
tristezza
日本語
悲しみ
Қазақша
уайым
한국어
슬픔
Kurdî
huzn
Latina
trīstitia
ລາວ
ຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າ
Lietuvių
liūdesys
Македонски
тага
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਦੁੱਖ
Polski
smutek
Português
tristeza
Română
tristețe
Slovenščina
žálost
Српски
žalost
Svenska
sorgsenhet
Kiswahili
huzuni
اردو
دُکھ
Tiếng Việt
buồn
Examples
“But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.”
“I mean not then under the name of Sadneſs to defend effeminate Bewailings and Lamentations; let them that ſubject themſelves to this weakeſt Impatience, be alſo ſubject to the Lycian Law, that bound theſe kind of Lamenters to be array'd like Women: […]”
“The survey found increasing mental health challenges, experiences of violence, and suicidal thoughts and behavior among all teens. More than 40% of high school students said that feelings of sadness or hopelessness prevented them from engaging in their regular activities for at least two weeks of the year.”
“The compassion to yourself comes in validating the feelings your inner child is having –– the stress, fear, anger or sadness — and make adult decisions about the best way to move forward, Lev said.”
“She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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