SORROW


Meaning of SORROW in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep , genuine , great , immense , profound , terrible , tremendous , unbearable

He wrote to the dead man's mother expressing his deep ~.

VERB + SORROW

▪ feel

I felt no ~ for her.

▪ express

▪ share

She wanted to share his ~.

▪ hide

I couldn't hide my ~ and anger.

▪ drown ( figurative )

Alex decided to drown his ~s in beer.

▪ bring , cause

The war brought ~ to millions.

PREPOSITION

▪ to sb's ~

To his great ~ he could not remember his mother.

▪ with ~

They accepted the decision with ~.

▪ ~ at

his ~ at having to quit his job

PHRASES

▪ an expression of ~ , a look of ~

His eyes took on an expression of ~.

▪ a feeling of ~ , a pang of ~

Claudia felt a deep pang of ~ for her sister.

▪ full of ~

He looked at Katherine, his eyes full of ~.

▪ tears of ~

Tears of relief were mixed with tears of ~.

▪ a time of ~

This is a time of great ~ for all the family.

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