Meaning & use
sadden
To make someone feel sad or sorrowful, typically in response to unfortunate or upsetting news.
See it in a sentence
The news of the factory's closure saddened everyone who depended on it for work.
It saddens me to see the old theater standing empty after so many happy memories there.
A note on using this word
Sadden is often used in the passive, as in he was saddened by the loss, or impersonally, as in it saddens me.
Words with a similar meaning
upsetgrieve
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Words with an opposite meaning
cheergladden
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