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Definition of: sorrow
(sor′ō, sôr′ō) noun
1. Pain or distress of mind because of loss, injury, or misfortune, the commission of sin, or sympathy with suffering; grief.
2. An event that causes pain or distress of mind; affliction; a trial; misfortune; woe.
3. The expression of grief; lamentation; mourning. See synonyms under GRIEF, MISFORTUNE, REPENTANCE.
—v.i. To feel sorrow; grieve; lament; be sad. See synonyms under MOURN. [OE sorg care]
—sor′row·er noun
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