 sadness |
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| 1. | [ noun ] emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being | |
| Synonyms: | unhappiness | |
| Related terms: | happiness feeling sorrow melancholy sorrow depression forlornness cheerlessness downheartedness misery weepiness dolefulness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the state of being sad | |
| Synonyms: | sorrowfulness sorrow | |
| Examples: | "she tired of his perpetual sadness" |
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| Related terms: | unhappiness mourning poignance grieve | |
