sadness

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
    the state of being sad

Word Origin

sadness (n.)
early 14c., "seriousness," from sad + -ness. Meaning "sorrowfulness" is c. 1500, perhaps c. 1400.

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Example

1. Memories and sadness came flooding over the 51-year-old admiral .
2. Is it harmful to our psyches to wallow in sadness ?
3. Sadness is but a wall between two gardens .
4. No one can truly understand my sadness .
5. Most of all I see sadness .

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