Sadden
['sæd(ə)n] or ['sædn]
Definition
(verb.) make unhappy; 'The news of her death saddened me'.
(verb.) come to feel sad.
Editor: Sheldon--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To make sad.
(v. t.) To render heavy or cohesive.
(v. t.) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.
(v. t.) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.
(v. i.) To become, or be made, sad.
Typed by Laverne
Examples
- These thoughts sadden me. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- No; you might sadden and trouble me sometimes; but then mine was a soon-depressed, an easily-deranged temperament--it fell if a cloud crossed the sun. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There has been much to sadden me in our interview--my first confidential interview with her since her return. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- My hook and gloves are like the St. Lazarus rattle of the leper, warning the world to get out of the way of a sight that would sadden them. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Did moonlight soften or sadden Dr. Bretton? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- His life was saddened by the fact that his wife had not lived to share his fortune. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- His last days were saddened by the deaths of some of his most promising disciples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She knew that, in spite of his joy when she abandoned herself, he was a little bit saddened too. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was a quiet and saddened party. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Looking gently at him again, she was surprised and saddened to see that there were tears in his eyes. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Fanny's heart was not absolutely the only saddened one amongst them, as she soon began to acknowledge to herself. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The beautiful, kind eyes are larger, and in them lies an expression that saddens one, although it is not sad itself. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Edited by Estelle