n. 1. Mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, or misfortune, or an instance of this: tried to assuage her sorrows. See Synonyms at regret. 2. A source or cause of sorrow; a misfortune: "I must struggle through my sorrows and difficulties as I can" (Jane Austen). 3. Expression of sorrow, or an instance of this: I listened to his sorrows. [Middle English sorwe, from Old English sorg.] sorrow·er n. |
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