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Meaning of sorrow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

ˈsɒɹ.əʊ

Definitions

A surname.
unhappiness, woe
uncountable
mourning
(usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.
countable
duel
first-person singular present indicative of doler
first-person singular present indicative of dolar

Equivalents

العربية أسف الحزن حزن حسرة شجب شجن غم فقر كأب

Azərbaycanca dərd ələm hüzn kədər qəm qəm-qüssə qüssə

Беларуская гора сму́так сум туга

Български горест печал скръб

বাংলা গোসা দুঃখ দেরেগ নারাজী

Bosanski beda bu gram pena seta sjeta starost trud tuga žal zal žalost гора горе жал жалост зар зар сета сјета Тоска туга

Català dolor pena tristesa tristor

Čeština běda hoře smutek starost trud žalost zármutek

Cymraeg galar gofid tristwch trymfryd

Dansk smerte sorg

Deutsch Bitternis Gram Kummer Kümmernis Leiden Schmerz Sorge Trauer Traurigkeit Unglück

Ελληνικά αλγηδόνα θλίψη λύπη

Esperanto malĝojo

Español acíbar duelo pena pesadumbre pesar quebranto sinsabor

فارسی اندوه حزن زاری غم

Suomi huoli murhe surku suru

Français chagrin peine

Gaeilge brón cumha ong tuirse

Gàidhlig bròn doilgheas èislean mulad neo-aoibhneas tùirse

Galego coita mágoa pena pesadume tristura

עברית יגון עצב צער תוגה תמרורים

हिन्दी अफ़सोस उदासी क्वाथ खेद ग़म दुःख नैराश्य राग शोक शोच हैफ़

Hrvatski beda bu gram pena seta sjeta starost trud tuga žal zal žalost гора горе жал жалост зар зар сета сјета Тоска туга

Magyar bánat bú búbánat szomorúság

Հայերեն վիշտ տխրություն

Bahasa Indonesia cinta kesedihan

Íslenska sorg

Italiano afflizione dolore infelicità pena tristezza

日本語うれい不幸傷哀哀傷哀情哀惜哀愁悲しみ悲哀愁傷憂憂愁沈痛

ქართული დარდი ვარამი მწუხარება ნაღველი სევდა წუხილი

Қазақша зар қайғы

ខ្មែរ ថ្នាំង ទុក្ខ សោក

한국어 哀惏 비애 설움 슬픔 시름 애석 우수

Kurdî bêda bêda bû bû duelo gram huzn keder pena pesar zal

Кыргызча кайгы

Latina acerbitas aegritūdō cura dolor gemitus luctus lūctus maeror morbus sarcina

ລາວ ຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າ

Lietuvių liūdesys

Latviešu bēda bēdas sliktums

Malagasy alahelo

Te Reo Māori aitu

Македонски тага

Монгол гашуудал

Bahasa Melayu kesedihan

မြန်မာဘာသာ ပရိဒေဝ အဆွေး အပူ

Nederlands droefheid smart verdriet

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੁੱਖ

Polski smutek żal

Português mágoa pesar tristeza

Română durere întristare mâhnire nefericire supărare tristețe

Русский горе грусть печаль скорбь тоска уныние

Ikinyarwanda umubabaro

සිංහල රුක

Slovenčina smútok zármutok

Slovenščina žálost

Shqip brengë brengosje keqardhje

Српски beda bu gram pena seta sjeta starost trud tuga žal zal žalost гора горе жал жалост зар зар сета сјета Тоска туга

Svenska sorg

தமிழ் சோகம் துக்கம் துயரம்

తెలుగు బాధ శోకించు

ไทย ความทุกข์ ความเศร้า ทุกข์ ม่อย โศก

Türkçe acı gam keder tasa teessüf üzüntü yara

ئۇيغۇرچە قايغۇ

Українська горе жаль печаль скорб скорбо́та сму́ток

اردو اداسی افسوس دُکھ سوگ غم

Tiếng Việt ưu phiền ưu sầu

Examples

“But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.”

“The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment.”

“Beijing’s bureaucrats may claim they are preventing fires, but what they are really igniting is resentment, sorrow, and resistance. The flames they lit were consuming trust, dignity, and the fragile hope that religious freedom might one day be respected in Tibet.”

“Parting is such sweet sorrow.”

“She had nursed all the children, including Sandro, to whom she was devoted, and my husband was just as fond of her. His going away to America was a great sorrow to her, and she always kept the sacred light burning on a little altar for Sandro all the time of his long absence.”

“Vaublanc, in San Domingo so sympathetic to the sorrows of labour in France, had to fly from Paris in August, 1792, to escape the wrath of the French workers.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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