sadden
11sadden — verb /ˈsædən/ a) To make sad or unhappy. It saddens me to think that I might have hurt someone. b) To become sad or unhappy …
12sadden — verb ADVERB ▪ deeply, greatly, profoundly, terribly ▪ I was deeply saddened by his death. ▪ slightly, somewhat …
13sadden — Synonyms and related words: affect, aggrieve, beat down, cast down, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, deject, depress, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, distress, grieve, knock down, lower, lower the spirits, melt, melt the heart,… …
14sadden — v. (R) it saddened me to watch him turn into an alcoholic; it saddened her that she would never see them again * * * [ sædn] it saddened her that she would never see them again (R) it saddened me to watch him turn into an alcoholic …
15sadden — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. oppress, dishearten, discourage, cast down, deject, depress, dispirit, get one down*, bum out*, make one s heart bleed*, cast a gloom upon*, break one s heart*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. depress, *bring down, grieve …
16sadden — sad|den [ˈsædn] v [T] formal to make someone feel sad ▪ Those who knew him are saddened by his death. it saddens sb that ▪ It saddened him that they no longer trusted him. >saddening adj …
17sadden — sad|den [ sædn ] verb transitive to make someone feel sad: I was saddened by the news of Rob s death …
18sadden — [[t]sæ̱d(ə)n[/t]] saddens, saddened VERB: no cont If something saddens you, it makes you feel sad. [V n] The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly. Derived words: saddened ADJ GRADED v link ADJ He was disappointed and saddened that legal… …
19sadden — sad·den || sædn v. cause to be unhappy, cause to be despondent; become unhappy, become despondent …
20sadden — verb cause to feel sad …
