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Meaning of sadness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈsædnəs

Definitions

  1. The state or emotion of being sad.
    uncountable
  2. The state or emotion of being sad
  3. An event in one's life that causes sadness.
    countable
  4. An event in one's life that causes sadness

Equivalents

العربية الحزن حزن
Azərbaycanca hüzn kədər
Беларуская сму́так
Български печал скръб
Bosanski žalost
Català tristesa tristor
Čeština smutek
Cymraeg tristwch
Dansk tristhed
Ελληνικά λύπη
Esperanto malĝojo
فارسی غمگینی
Français malheur tristesse
Gaeilge brón cumha
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
Lietuvių liūdesys
Latviešu skumjas skumjums
Македонски тага
Nederlands droefenis verdriet
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੁੱਖ
Polski smutek
Português tristeza
Română tristețe
Slovenčina smútok zármutok
Slovenščina žálost
Српски žalost
Svenska sorgsenhet
Kiswahili huzuni
Українська печаль сму́ток
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.
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