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sorrow

1. sor.row \'sa:r-(.)o-, 'so.r-, -*(-w)\ n [ME sorow, fr. OE sorg; akin to 
   OHG sorga sorrow, OSlav sr]aga sickness 1a: sadness or anguish due to loss 
   (as of something loved)  1b: a cause of grief or sadness  2: CONTRITION, 
   REPENTANCE  3: a display of grief or sadness an distress of mind. SORROW 
   implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse; GRIEF implies 
   poignant sorrow for an immediate cause; ANGUISH suggests torturing grief or 
   dread; WOE is deep or inconsolable grief or misery; REGRET implies pain 
   caused by deep disappointment, fruitless longing, or unavailing remorse SYN 
   syn SORROW, GRIEF, ANGUISH, WOE, REGRET me 
2. sorrow \-*-w*r\ vi : to feel or express sorrow : GRIEVE  - sor.row.er n