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# sorrow

«sorrow» in Mova's school dictionary: **a deep feeling of sadness, especially because of a loss…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (sorrow, sorrows); verb (sorrow — old, formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sorrow is a deep feeling of sadness, especially because of a loss, death or disappointment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#m1)

2) A sorrow is a thing that makes you very sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#m2)

3) (formal) Sorrow is also feeling truly sorry for something wrong you did, as in "sorrow for sin". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, sorrow often follows a death or parting; writers show it by tears, silence or a heavy heart. At funerals people "share in your sorrow". In church, being sorry for sins is called sorrow or repentance. Phrases: in sorrow, great sorrow, joys and sorrows, drown your sorrows (try to forget sadness, often by drinking), more in sorrow than in anger.

### examples

- The whole village felt sorrow when the old teacher died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#x1)
- Her eyes were full of sorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#x2)
- Life has joys and sorrows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#x3)
- He showed real sorrow for what he had done. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#x4)
- "We share in your sorrow," said the card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#x5)
- The song was slow and full of sorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#x6)
- Losing the dog was a great sorrow to the family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#x7)
- Do you know it will bring you sorrow?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/#x8)

### note

Mostly uncountable; countable for particular sad things ("many sorrows"). Adjective sorrowful. It is a stronger, more formal word than "sadness". Not the same as "sorry", though related in meaning.

### In the corpora

- [This shall ye have of My hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1130/)
- [Though I would take comfort against sorrow, my heart is faint within me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.258/)
- [Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.566/)
- [Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and appalment, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.604/)
- [How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart by day?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.159/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sorrow» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorrow/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.