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sadness

noun
sadness pronunciation English ˈsædnəs sadness pronunciation American ˈsædnəs
 
1 [uncountable, singular] the feeling of being sadmemories tinged with sadnessI felt a deep sadness.It is with great sadness that we report the death of James Banks yesterday.2 [countable, usually plural] something which makes you sadour joys and sadnesses