sadden
v.
cause to be unhappy, cause to be despondent; become unhappy, become despondent
sadden
Verb
1. make unhappy; `The news of her death saddened me'
(antonym) gladden, joy
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
(hyponym) weigh down, weigh on
2. come to feel sad
(antonym) gladden
(hypernym) feel, experience
Sadden
(v. t.)
To render heavy or cohesive.
(v. t.)
To make sad.
(v. t.)
To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.
(v. t.)
To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.
(v. i.)
To become, or be made, sad.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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亲痛仇快
qin1 tong4 chou2 kuai4
Sadden one's own folk and gladden the enemy.
Also written 亲者痛,仇者快 (qin1 zhe3 tong4, chou2 zhe3 kuai4).
sadden
v.
دلگير کرنا يا ہونا, غمگين کرنا يا ہونا, اداس کرنا, (آزردہ کرنا يا ہونا)
saddle