something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" पर्याय: grief,
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" पर्याय: regret, rue, ruefulness,
the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" पर्याय: sadness, sorrowfulness,