'Sorrow' definitions:

Definition of 'sorrow'

From: WordNet
noun
An emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" [ant: joy, joyfulness, joyousness]
noun
Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness]
noun
Something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" [syn: grief, sorrow]
noun
The state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" [syn: sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness]
verb
Feel grief [syn: grieve, sorrow]

Definition of 'Sorrow'

From: GCIDE
  • Sorrow \Sor"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sorrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sorrowing.] [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian; akin to Goth. sa['u]rgan. See Sorrow, n.] To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry. [1913 Webster]
  • Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his face no more. --Acts xx. 38. [1913 Webster]
  • I desire no man to sorrow for me. --Sir J. Hayward. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sorrow'

From: GCIDE
  • Sorrow \Sor"row\, n. [OE. sorwe, sorewe, sor?e, AS. sorg, sorh; akin to D. zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga, soraga, suorga, G. sorge, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sorg, Goth. sa['u]rga; of unknown origin.] 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 at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness; mourning; affliction. See Affliction, and Grief. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sorrow'

From: Moby Thesaurus