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Definition of Sadden
1. Verb. Make unhappy. "The performance is likely to sadden Sue"; "The news of her death saddened me"
Specialized synonyms: Weigh Down, Weigh On
Antonyms: Gladden
2. Verb. Come to feel sad.
Definition of Sadden
1. v. t. To make sad.
2. v. i. To become, or be made, sad.
Definition of Sadden
1. Verb. To make sad or unhappy. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive rare) To become sad or unhappy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sadden
1. to make sad [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: sad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sadden
Literary usage of Sadden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"sadden, sorrow (rare); spec, agonize, torture, torment, aggrieve, trouble, oppress,
afflict. Antonyms: see PLEASE, GLADDEN. grimace, n. face, mow (now rare) ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States by United States Supreme Court, William Cranch, Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew Howard, Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1844)
"We sympathize with the Executive and Congress, and with the whole country, in a
profound sorrow for the loss sustained by the public in this sadden and ..."
3. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"To listín attentively to something not expected, as horses prick up their oars
at a sadden sound. ..."
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