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Meaning of sorrow

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sorrow
      n 1: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or
           bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
           [ant: {joy}, {joyfulness}, {joyousness}]
      2: sadness associated with some wrong done or some
         disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a
         note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him
         the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {regret}, {rue}, {ruefulness}]
      3: something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a
         great grief to John" [syn: {grief}, {sorrow}]
      4: the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
         [syn: {sadness}, {sorrow}, {sorrowfulness}]
      v 1: feel grief [syn: {grieve}, {sorrow}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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