Difference between revisions of "Sorrow"
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| + | ==Origin== | ||
| + | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] sorow, from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''sorg''; akin to Old High German ''sorga'' sorrow | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century] | ||
| + | ==Definitions== | ||
| + | *1a : deep distress, sadness, or [[regret]] especially for the loss of someone or something loved | ||
| + | :b : resultant unhappy or unpleasant state <to their great sorrow they could not [[marry]]> | ||
| + | *2: a cause of [[grief]] or sadness | ||
| + | *3: a display of grief or sadness | ||
| + | ==Description== | ||
| + | '''Sorrow''' is an [[emotion]], [[feeling]], or sentiment. Sorrow 'is more "[[intense]]" than sadness...it implies a long term state'. At the same time 'sorrow - but not unhappiness - suggests a [[degree]] of [[resignation]]...which lends sorrow its peculiar air of [[dignity]]'. Sorrow can be said to be half way between sadness ([[accepting]]) and distress (not accepting)'. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *'''''[[Melancholy]]''''' | ||
| + | *'''''[[Sadness]]''''' | ||
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| + | [[Category: Psychology]] | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 26 April 2013
Origin
Middle English sorow, from Old English sorg; akin to Old High German sorga sorrow
Definitions
- 1a : deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved
- b : resultant unhappy or unpleasant state <to their great sorrow they could not marry>
- 2: a cause of grief or sadness
- 3: a display of grief or sadness
Description
Sorrow is an emotion, feeling, or sentiment. Sorrow 'is more "intense" than sadness...it implies a long term state'. At the same time 'sorrow - but not unhappiness - suggests a degree of resignation...which lends sorrow its peculiar air of dignity'. Sorrow can be said to be half way between sadness (accepting) and distress (not accepting)'.
