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  • 41grieve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. distress, pain, hurt, sadden, injure; mourn, sorrow, deplore. See lamentation. Ant., rejoice. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lament, bewail, regret, sorrow for; see mourn 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …

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  • 42disappoint — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fail, let down, delude, deceive, dissatisfy, disgruntle, disillusion, dishearten, tantalize, embitter, disconcert, chagrin, sadden, put out, fall short, cast down, ruin one s prospects, dash one s hopes, frustrate, torment …

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  • 43Painfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pain PARAG:Painfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painfulness painfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trouble trouble care &c.(pain) 828 Sgm: N 1 trial trial Sgm: N 1 affliction affliction infliction …

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  • 44Dejection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dejection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dejection dejection Sgm: N 1 dejectedness dejectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 depression depression prosternation| Sgm: N 1 lowness of spirits lowness of spirits depression of… …

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  • 45kreu-3, krou-s- —     kreu 3, krou s     English meaning: to push, hit, break     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stoßen, schlagen, zerschlagen, brechen”     Material: The unadjusted root perhaps in O.H.G. (h)riuwan “afflict, sadden, verdrießen”, Ger. reuen, O.E. hrēowan… …

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  • 46contrist — kən.ˈtrist transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle French contrister, from Latin contristare, from com + tristare to sadden, from tristis sad more at triste : sadden …

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  • 47Contristate — Con*tris tate, v. t. & i. [L. contristatus, p. p. of contristare to sadden; con + tristis sad.] To make sorrowful. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 48Depress — De*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depressing}.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to… …

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  • 49Depressed — Depress De*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depressing}.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a… …

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  • 50Depressing — Depress De*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depressing}.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a… …

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