sorrow

sorrow
n.

1) to cause sorrow

2) to express; feel; show sorrow

3) to alleviate smb.'s sorrow

4) deep, great, inexpressible, keen, profound sorrow

5) personal sorrow

6) sorrow at (to feel deep sorrow at the death of a friend)

7) to smb.'s sorrow (to my great sorrow I never saw them again)

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['sɒrəʊ]
inexpressible
profound sorrow
show sorrow
personal sorrow
to alleviate smb. 's sorrow
to causesorrow
to express
sorrow at (to feel deep sorrow at the death of a friend)
to smb. 's sorrow (to my great sorrow I never saw them again)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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