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sadden

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sad·den  (sdn)
tr. & intr.v. sad·dened, sad·den·ing, sad·dens
To make or become sad.
sadden [ˈsædən]
vb
to make or become sad
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.sadden - make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
weigh down, weigh on - be oppressive or disheartening to
gladden, joy - make glad or happy
2.sadden - come to feel sad
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
gladden - become glad or happy
sadden
verb upset, depress, distress, grieve, desolate, cast down, bring tears to your eyes, make sad, dispirit, make your heart bleed, aggrieve, deject, cast a gloom upon The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly.
Translations
sadden [ˈsædn] VT → entristecer
it saddens me → me entristece mucho, me da(mucha)pena
sadden [ˈsædən] vt → attrister, affliger
sadden
vt → betrüben
sadden [ˈsædn] vt → rattristare
sadden [ˈsædn] vt → rattristare


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As to the last meeting between father and son, it was so touching that she could not think of it without tears, and did not know which had behaved better during those awful moments- the father who so remembered everything and everybody at last and last and had spoken such pathetic words to the son, or Pierre, whom it had been pitiful to see, so stricken was he with grief, though he tried hard to hide it in order not to sadden his dying father.
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My dear, I must not sadden your enjoyment of your pleasant visit to the Engadine, by writing at any length of the sorrow that I am suffering.
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There has been much to sadden me in our interview--my first confidential interview with her since her return.
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