saddener
Brings the blues
A saddener is something that causes sadness or dampens spirits: The news was a real saddener.
The word is uncommon, appearing mainly when someone wants to name a specific cause of gloom rather than describe the feeling itself.
Failure to satisfy expectations
- bummerDisappointing experience
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
setback · blow · misfortune · disillusionment · anticlimax · frustration · chagrin · disenchantment
State following loss
- lossBeing without something
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
mourning · lamentation · woe · misery · affliction · torment · tragedy · suffering
Subdued, lasting sadness
- despairTotal absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- dysthymiaChronic low-grade melancholy
apathy · malaise · listlessness · lethargy · emptiness · numbness · gloominess · desolation
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- bummerDisappointing experience
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- discouragementLoss of confidence
deflation · setback · blow · misfortune · disillusionment · anticlimax · frustration · chagrin · disenchantment · comedown
bereavement
State following loss
sorrow · mourning · lamentation · woe · misery · affliction · torment · tragedy · suffering · trauma
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
- despairTotal absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
dysthymia · apathy · malaise · listlessness · lethargy · emptiness · numbness · gloominess · desolation · fatigue
saddenercheerer
One who encourages vocally
gladdener · uplifter · brightener · heartener · encourager