n. 1 sadness, heartbreak, grief, unhappiness, dolour, misery, woe, anguish, distress, suffering, torment, agony, wretchedness, heartache, desolation, desolateness How can one deal with the sorrow of the loss of a child? 2 affliction, trouble, trial, tribulation, misfortune, hardship, adversity, bad or hard luck, cares, pressure, strain, travail It is unbelievable that anyone could survive a life filled with such sorrow
v. 3 grieve, lament, mourn, regret, keen, bemoan, agonize, moan, bewail She is sorrowing over the loss of her nephew