Sadness: alternatives and connections

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

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The act of depressing.

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The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

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State of being forlorn.

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The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses; weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness.

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The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.

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The state or quality of being low.

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Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.

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Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

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of Mourn

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The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief.

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Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or…

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A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.

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The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief a…

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of Feel

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Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

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Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

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State of being gloomy.

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The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief a…

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Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

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Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

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