sadden

Definition

To make sad or unhappy.

Etymology

From Middle English saddenen, equivalent to sad + -en.

Example Sentences

• "It saddens me to think that I might have hurt someone."
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• "The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one."

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