sorrow
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
he tried to express his sorrow at her loss
Types & categories
- sadness hypernym
- broken heart hyponym
- grief hyponym
- mournfulness hyponym
- self-pity hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
feel grief
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- grief derivation
- sorrow derivation
- regret derivation
- mourner derivation
- sorrowfulness derivation
Sense 3 noun
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
he drank to drown his sorrows
Types & categories
- sadness hypernym
- contrition hyponym
- self-reproach hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
something that causes great unhappiness
her death was a great grief to John
Types & categories
- negative stimulus hypernym
Related & opposite
- sorrow derivation
Sense 5 noun
the state of being sad
she tired of his perpetual sadness
Types & categories
- unhappiness hypernym
- mourning hyponym
- poignancy hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | joy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrow |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sadness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | broken heart |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grief |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mournfulness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-pity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | grief |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mourner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrowfulness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | suffer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mourn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrite |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | sadness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-reproach |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrow |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | negative stimulus |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrow |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sad |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrowful |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | unhappiness |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mourning |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | poignancy |