sadness
Weight of grief
Sadness is the emotional state of feeling unhappy or sorrowful.
It ranges from mild disappointment to deep grief: A sadness came over her when she saw the empty house.
Unlike depression, sadness is typically a response to specific circumstances and tends to pass with time.
The word can also describe a quality that evokes this feeling: There was a sadness to the abandoned town.
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- despairTotal absence of hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
misery · woe · gloom · heartache · unhappiness · despondency · dejection · heaviness
State without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- dysthymiaChronic low-grade melancholy
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
numbness · emptiness · withdrawal · therapy · antidepressants · SSRIs · psychiatry · psychologist
State following loss
- lossBeing without something
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- condolenceExpression of shared grief
funeral · eulogy · wake · shiva · memorial · keening · dirge · obituary
Violent pulls apart
- cryingEmotional tear release
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- frownDisapproving facial expression
sighing · downcast · moping · sulking · lamenting · wailing · whimpering · sniffling
Complete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- alienationState of being isolated
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
emptiness · forlornness · seclusion · disconnection · rejection · neglect · friendlessness · lonesomeness
Romantic relationship's termination
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- unrequited loveRomantic feelings not returned
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
betrayal · abandonment · lost love · estrangement · longing · ache · wounded · tears
Tender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- pensivenessReflective, slightly sad mood
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- bittersweetnessMingled joy and sorrow
reflectiveness · longing · brooding · contemplation · weltschmerz · plaintiveness · rue · introspection
Failure to satisfy expectations
- regretSorrow over past actions
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- dissatisfactionState of being displeased
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
chagrin · dismay · setback · failure · displeasure · unfulfilled · dashed hopes · anticlimax
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- despairTotal absence of hope
anguish · misery · woe · gloom · heartache · unhappiness · despondency · dejection · heaviness · distress
hopelessness
State without hope
fatigue · numbness · emptiness · withdrawal · therapy · antidepressants · SSRIs · psychiatry · psychologist · counseling
bereavement
State following loss
- lossBeing without something
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
condolence · funeral · eulogy · wake · shiva · memorial · keening · dirge · obituary · remembrance
tears
Violent pulls apart
frown · sighing · downcast · moping · sulking · lamenting · wailing · whimpering · sniffling · red-eyed
isolation
Complete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- alienationState of being isolated
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
estrangement · emptiness · forlornness · seclusion · disconnection · rejection · neglect · friendlessness · lonesomeness · desolation
breakup
Romantic relationship's termination
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- unrequited loveRomantic feelings not returned
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
separation · betrayal · abandonment · lost love · estrangement · longing · ache · wounded · tears · pining
wistfulness
Tender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- pensivenessReflective, slightly sad mood
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
bittersweetness · reflectiveness · longing · brooding · contemplation · weltschmerz · plaintiveness · rue · introspection · languor
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- regretSorrow over past actions
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- dissatisfactionState of being displeased
disillusionment · chagrin · dismay · setback · failure · displeasure · unfulfilled · dashed hopes · anticlimax · discouragement
sadnesshappiness
Joyful emotional state
joy · gladness · cheerfulness · delight · elation
sadnessexuberance
Lively, unrestrained enthusiasm
exhilaration · exultation · jubilation · elatedness · intoxication
sadnesseuphoria
Intense emotional high
ecstasy · elation · exhilaration · rapture · exultation
- persistent sadnessEnduring low mood
- infinite sadnessUnbounded emotional suffering
- gentle sadnessMild, tender sorrow