/ ˈsɒrəʊ; NAmE ˈsɑːroʊ; ˈsɔː-/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ U ] sorrow (at / for / over sth) a feeling of great sadness because sth very bad has happened
SYN grief :
He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death.
They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger .
2.
[ C ] a very sad event or situation :
the joys and sorrows of childhood
■ verb
[ v ] ( literary ) to feel or express great sadness :
the sorrowing relatives
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English sorh , sorg (noun), sorgian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zorg and German Sorge .