sorrowing
Suffering from loss
Sorrowing means feeling or expressing deep grief or sadness.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing in religious contexts and formal writing: the sorrowing mother at the graveside, sorrowing hearts.
It emphasizes ongoing grief rather than a momentary pang.
State following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
- desolationState of complete emptiness
misery · heartbreak · despair · suffering · melancholy · forlorn · dolorous · plaintive
Service honoring the dead
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- wakePath left in water
- intermentPutting a body underground
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
condolence · dirge · memorial · shiva · widow · widower · veiled · bereaved
Moral self-reproach
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
- shamePainful awareness of failure
repentance · compunction · self-reproach · remorseful · ruefulness · rueful · apologetic · conscience-stricken
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- consolationComfort during distress
- solaceRelief from distress
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
tenderness · condoling · pitying · commiserating · supportive · caring · heartfelt · gentle
Quietly, sadly thoughtful
- reflectiveCasting back light
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- somberGravely serious in mood
- subduedReduced in intensity
wistful · brooding · heavy-hearted · resigned · quiet · introspective · sighing · despondent
bereavement
State following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
desolation · misery · heartbreak · despair · suffering · melancholy · forlorn · dolorous · plaintive · tearful
funeral
Service honoring the dead
obituary · condolence · dirge · memorial · shiva · widow · widower · veiled · bereaved · sitting shiva
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
shame · repentance · compunction · self-reproach · remorseful · ruefulness · rueful · apologetic · conscience-stricken · atoning
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- consolationComfort during distress
- solaceRelief from distress
comforting · tenderness · condoling · pitying · commiserating · supportive · caring · heartfelt · gentle · understanding
pensive
Quietly, sadly thoughtful
- reflectiveCasting back light
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- somberGravely serious in mood
subdued · wistful · brooding · heavy-hearted · resigned · quiet · introspective · sighing · despondent · downcast