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'''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)'. | '''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== | ==See also== | ||
| + | *'''''[[Lamentation]]''''' | ||
*'''''[[Melancholy]]''''' | *'''''[[Melancholy]]''''' | ||
*'''''[[Sadness]]''''' | *'''''[[Sadness]]''''' | ||
[[Category: Psychology]] | [[Category: Psychology]] | ||
Revision as of 18:28, 3 July 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)'.
