Definitions for sorrow
ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊsor·row

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sorrow(noun)

   an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

   "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"

2. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness(noun)

   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"

3. grief, sorrow(noun)

   something that causes great unhappiness

   "her death was a great grief to John"

4. sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness(verb)

   the state of being sad

   "she tired of his perpetual sadness"

5. grieve, sorrow(verb)

   feel grief

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sorrow(Noun)

   unhappiness, woe

2. sorrow(Noun)

   An instance or cause of unhappiness.

   Parting is such sweet sorrow.

3. sorrow(Verb)

   To feel or express grief.

4. sorrow(Verb)

   To feel grief over; to mourn, regret.

Origin: From sorow, from sorg, from surgō (cf. Dutch zorg, German Sorge, Danish sorg), from su̯ergh- 'to watch over, worry' (cf. Old Irish serg 'sickness', Tocharian B sark 'id.', Lithuanian sir̃gti ‘to be sick’, Albanian dergjem, Sanskrit ‘he worries’ ).

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sorrow(noun)

   the uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness

2. Sorrow(noun)

   to feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry

Origin: [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian; akin to Goth. sargan. See Sorrow, n.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sorrow

   "Sorrow" is the closing track from Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Sorrow

   sor′ō, n. pain of mind: grief: affliction: lamentation: the devil (Irish Sorra).—v.i. to feel sorrow or pain of mind: to grieve.—p.adj. Sorr′owed. (Shak.), accompanied with sorrow.—adj. Sorr′owful, full of sorrow: causing, showing, or expressing sorrow: sad: dejected.—adv. Sorr′owfully.—n. Sorr′owfulness.—adj. Sorr′owless, free from sorrow. [A.S. sorg, sorh; Ger. sorge, Ice. sorg.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sorrow

   The magical palette upon which Life mixes her colors.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sorrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sorrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sorrow in a Sentence

1. John Adams:

   Genius is sorrow's child.

2. Sophocles:

   To revive sorrow is cruel.

3. Robert Byrne:

   Partying is such sweet sorrow.

4. Miguel de Cervantes:

   Sing away sorrow, cast away care.

5. Praveen Vertex:

   Philosophy is the child of sorrow

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