sadness
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The meaning (definition) of the word sadness
the heavy feeling when something is not happy
The word sadness used in a sentence
“I felt sadness when my balloon floated away.”
Words that mean the same as sadness (synonyms)
sorrow
Words that mean the opposite of sadness (antonyms)
happinessjoy
How the word sadness is said around the world
| French | tristesse (trees-TESS) |
| Spanish | tristeza (trees-TEH-thah) |
| Mandarin | 伤心 (shahng sheen) |
| Hindi | उदासी (oo-DAA-see) |
| Arabic | حزن (huzn) |
| Russian | грусть (groost) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tristeza (treesh-TAY-zuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tristeza (trees-TEH-zah) |
| Japanese | かなしみ (kah-nah-SHEE-mee) |
| German | Traurigkeit (TROW-rikh-kyt) |
| Urdu | اداسی (uu-DAH-see) |
| Punjabi | ਉਦਾਸੀ (u-DAA-see) |
| Korean | 슬픔 (SUHL-puum) |
| Hebrew | עֶצֶב (ET-sev) |
| Greek | λύπη (LEE-pee) |
| Dutch | verdriet (fuhr-DREET) |
| Tagalog | lungkot (LOONG-koht) |
| Vietnamese | nỗi buồn (noy BOOHN) |
| Turkish | üzüntü (ew-zewn-TEW) |
| Persian | غم (ghahm) |
| Polish | smutek (SMOO-tek) |
| Ukrainian | смуток (SMOO-tok) |
| Bengali | দুঃখ (duukh) |
| Swedish | sorg (sorg) |
| Italian | tristezza (trees-TET-tsah) |
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