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sadness

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈsædnəs/

sadness means: The feeling you have when something hurts you emotionally or makes you unhappy.

noun

UNHAPPINESSA2

The feeling you have when something hurts you emotionally or makes you unhappy.

  • Her eyes were full of sadness.
  • I felt deep sadness when my friend moved away.
  • He spoke with sadness about his childhood.

How to use it: sadness at/over something (We felt sadness at the loss of our old home.)

Similar words: unhappiness, sorrow

Opposites: happiness, joy

Common phrases: deep sadness, feel sadness, sadness at something, with sadness

UNHAPPY EVENTC2

An event or experience that makes someone unhappy.

  • Her life held many sadnesses.
  • They shared the joys and sadnesses of raising a family.
  • He remembered each small sadness of his childhood.

Similar words: sorrow, misfortune

Common phrases: joys and sadnesses, life’s sadnesses, many sadnesses

Questions about sadness

What does sadness mean?

The feeling you have when something hurts you emotionally or makes you unhappy.

What is sadness in other languages?

Türkçe: üzüntü · Español: tristeza · Français: tristesse · Deutsch: Traurigkeit · Italiano: tristezza · 日本語: 悲しみ

How do you pronounce sadness?

It is pronounced /ˈsædnəs/.

How do you use sadness in a sentence?

Her eyes were full of sadness. I felt deep sadness when my friend moved away.

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