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sorrowful

/'sɑroʊ,fʊl/

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adjective
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
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"sorrowful widows" "a sorrowful tale of death and despair" "sorrowful news" "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"

Similar:

bereft bitter brokenhearted dolorous dolourous elegiac grief-stricken grieving grievous heartbreaking heartbroken heartrending heartsick lachrymose lamenting lugubrious mournful mourning plaintive sad sorrowing tearful tormented tortured wailful wailing weeping woebegone anguished woeful bereaved

Opposite:

joyful

Examples of sorrowful

"sorrowful widows"
"a sorrowful tale of death and despair"
"sorrowful news"
"even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"