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- Dictionarysadden/ˈsadn/
verb
- 1. cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy: "he was greatly saddened by the death of his only son"
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to make someone sad or unhappy: It saddened me to learn of your father’s death.
to make someone sad or unhappy: It saddened me to learn of your father’s death. (Definition of sadden from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of 'sadden' sadden. (sædən ) Word forms: saddens , saddening, saddened. verb [no cont] If something saddens you, it makes you feel sad. The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly. [VERB noun] Synonyms: upset, depress, distress, grieve More Synonyms of sadden. saddened adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Definition of sadden verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: to become sad. Synonyms. bum (out) burden. dash. deject. depress. get down. oppress. weigh down. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of sadden in a Sentence. It saddens me that we could not agree. We were saddened to see how ill she looks. She was saddened over the death of her friend. Her face saddened when she heard the news.
To sadden is to make someone feel sad, or to become sad. The death of a beloved dog is likely to sadden the whole family. You can say that it saddens your friends when they see vulnerable people bullied or discriminated against.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈsæd. ə n / us / ˈsæd. ə n / C2. to make someone sad: [ + to infinitive ] It saddens me to think that we'll never see her again. We are deeply saddened by this devastating tragedy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people sad, shocked and upset. aback. amiss. appal. be laughing on the other side of your face idiom.
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Definition of 'sadden' sadden. (sædən ) Word forms: saddens, saddening, saddened. transitive verb [no cont] If something saddens you, it makes you feel sad. The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly. Synonyms: upset, depress, distress, grieve More Synonyms of sadden. saddened adjective [v-link ADJ]
Sadden definition: to make or become sad. . See examples of SADDEN used in a sentence.
