sadden — to make someone feel sad or unhappy
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make someone feel sad or unhappy
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsædən/
Korean meaning: 슬프게 하다, 우울하게 만들다
Korean pronunciation: 새-든 (강세: 새)
Example Sentences
- It saddened the cat when his favorite cardboard box was recycled.
- The teacher was saddened to see empty desks after graduation.
- What saddened him most was losing his phone with 10,000 unread messages.
sadden
VERB//ˈsædən//
to make someone feel sad or unhappy
💡 Concept
Friend's departure saddens the girl
🎵 Rhyme
Storms sadden, rainbows gladden, then clouds madden
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈsædən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsædən/
🌳Etymology
Rootsad
Suffix--en
Origin
고대 영어 'sæd'(무겁다, 진지하다)에서 유래되어 현재의 '슬프다'라는 의미로 발전했습니다. 원래는 '만족스러운'이라는 긍정적 의미였지만 시간이 지나면서 반대 의미로 변화한 흥미로운 단어입니다.
🎵Rhyme
gladdenmaddenhappen
gladden
madden
happen
🔗Collocations
deeply sadden
sadden someone's heart
greatly saddened
sadden by the news
it saddens me
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“It saddened the cat when his favorite cardboard box was recycled.”
“The teacher was saddened to see empty desks after graduation.”
😄 Fun example
“What saddened him most was losing his phone with 10,000 unread messages.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
depressupsetdisheartengrievedistress
Antonyms
gladdencheerdelight
Related
sorrowmelancholydejectedmourn
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