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What is the verb for sadness?

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sadden
  1. (transitive) To make sad or unhappy.
  2. (intransitive, rare) To become sad or unhappy.
  3. (transitive, rare) To darken a color during dyeing.
  4. (transitive) To render heavy or cohesive.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. depress, distress, deject, upset, dispirit, grieve, dishearten, discourage, oppress, burden, dismay, dash, pain, desolate, aggrieve, press, deplore, down, cast down, weigh down, bum out, get down, make sad, bring down, cast a gloom upon, turn off, bring tears to your eyes, dampen spirits, make one's heart bleed, drag down, make blue, break one's heart, throw cold water on, cast a gloom on, put a damper on, put into a funk, pour cold water on, afflict, trouble, harrow, torment, crush, disturb, daunt, perturb, hurt, bother, demoralize, vex, wound … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Beyond the tragedy of a brave man's death two aspects of this case sadden me.”
      “Her death will sadden her fans, but her vast musical and political legacy that touched millions across the globe will live on.”
      “The news of the death of Norris McWhirter will sadden everyone who knew him.”
saddening
  1. present participle of sadden
  2. Synonyms:
      3. depressing, distressing, dejecting, upsetting, dispiriting, grieving, disheartening, discouraging, oppressing, burdening, dismaying, dashing, paining, desolating, aggrieving, pressing, deploring, downing, casting down, weighing down, bumming out, getting down, making sad, bringing down, casting a gloom upon, turning off, bringing tears to your eyes, dampening spirits, dragging down, making blue, breaking one's heart, throwing cold water on, casting a gloom on, putting a damper on, putting into a funk, pouring cold water on, daunting, demoralizing, demoralising, crushing, dampening, shaking, afflicting, troubling, chillin, chilling, making gloomy, making despondent, giving someone the blues, ailing … more
saddens
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sadden
  2. Synonyms:
      3. depresses, distresses, dejects, upsets, dispirits, grieves, disheartens, discourages, oppresses, burdens, dismays, dashes, pains, desolates, aggrieves, presses, deplores, downs, casts down, weighs down, bums out, gets down, makes sad, brings down, casts a gloom upon, turns off, brings tears to your eyes, dampens spirits, drags down, makes blue, breaks one's heart, throws cold water on, casts a gloom on, puts a damper on, puts into a funk, pours cold water on, daunts, demoralizes, demoralises, crushes, dampens, shakes, afflicts, troubles, chills, makes despondent, makes gloomy, gives someone the blues, ails, weighs heavily on … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It saddens me at the end of every semester to see my dance mates dropping like flies because of injuries.”
      “This self-righteousness, this bilious holier-than-thou attitude not only amazes me, it saddens me quite a bit too.”
      “As ever, it saddens me greatly to say goodbye to another edition of The Outside Scoop.”
saddeneth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of sadden
saddenest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of sadden
saddened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sadden
  2. Synonyms:
      3. depressed, distressed, dejected, upset, dispirited, grieved, disheartened, discouraged, oppressed, burdened, dismayed, dashed, pained, desolated, aggrieved, pressed, prest, deplored, downed, cast down, weighed down, bummed out, got down, made sad, brought down, cast a gloom upon, turned off, brought tears to your eyes, dampened spirits, dragged down, made blue, broke one's heart, broken one's heart, threw cold water on, thrown cold water on, cast a gloom on, put a damper on, put into a funk, poured cold water on, afflicted, hurt, troubled, harrowed, crushed, tormented, daunted, perturbed, disturbed, demoralized, bothered … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I'm saddened by this media frenzy because a great opportunity to talk about the benefits and detriments of psychiatric care has been missed.”
      “I am saddened that people lost money, I am saddened that people lost jobs, I am saddened that a major company is enmeshed in a major scandal.”
      “And he was deeply saddened that such an ebullient personality was nearing an end.”
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