Translation
sadness, sorrow
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Word origin
From Latin tristitia ('sadness'), from tristis ('sad').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tristitia
Grammar
Examples
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She said goodbye with great sadness.
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Sadness showed on his face.
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This song fills me with sorrow.
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They received the news with sadness.
Françoise Sagan.
Bonjour tristesse is a novel by Françoise Sagan.
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