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adjective

as in sad
feeling unhappiness we were all saddened when our minister retired

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saddened

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verb

past tense of sadden
as in depressed
to make sad the arrival of winter always saddens me

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Recent Examples of saddened
Verb
Parishioners at Saint Agnes said they were saddened by the schism and would continue to pray for a united church. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Christopher Lambert, Pendley’s uncle, said he was saddened by her death. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 10 June 2026 Mahomes’ knee injury saddened him, however. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 Sandy Shantz, the mayor of Woolwich, where Elmira is located, told the outlet that she was saddened by the accident. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 By the journey’s end, I was incredibly saddened that my Valhalla experience had come to an end after two whole days of driving. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 And so the Mississippi River has been this flow of commerce both up and down the river for a long time, but I was really saddened to hear how much of that commerce was people. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Their owners, meanwhile, were all sent to texts claiming their dog had unexpectedly, but peacefully, passed away overnight, that Sit was saddened by their loss and would give them refunds and that the dogs had been cremated. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 June 2026 Ryan Carson, the CEO of Untangle, which provides legal workflow software for divorce attorneys, said in a post on X he was saddened by Petersen’s opinion. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddened
  1. sad
  2. depressed
  3. heartbroken
  4. troubled
  5. unhappy
  6. worried
  7. sorry
  8. concerned
Adjective
  • Day broke, bathing everything in light, and so great was the vitality of the early-morning sun that even the unhappy city seemed to smile a wan, sad smile.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • But SpringHill really took off in 2020, two seasons into James’ Lakers term, when The SpringHill Company went public (and the Lakers won the sad COVID-bubble NBA Championship).
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of sad
Verb
  • Rising costs of components, supply chain constraints, and weaker consumer demand that are all partly linked to the Iran war have depressed smartphone sales in much of the continent, resulting in the slowest growth of shipments to Africa in two years, research firm Omdia said.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
  • Two Democrats at the top would have depressed Republican turnout for other key races — especially for Congress — in the fall.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • Was, still heartbroken about the loss of his friend and bandmate, recalled their first time on tour.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Prince Harry was heartbroken after arriving at Eton College in 1998.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Verb
  • As the second half began, Cape Verde continued to hold off the Argentinians and managed a couple of opportunities on the opposition’s goal, though nothing that overly troubled Emiliano Martínez.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Woolf composed her great modernist novels and her brilliant essays while troubled by suicidal thoughts and the tumult of two world wars.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 1 July 2026
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • The decade was an unhappy panorama of inflation, gas shortages, military humiliation, and revelations of political corruption.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • On Tuesday, Paul urged Americans who are unhappy with the justices’ ruling to support his proposal.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
Definition of unhappy
Verb
  • The officials said the US worried that Israel might assassinate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian parliamentary speaker who is leading negotiations with the US, or Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who has also been a public face of the talks.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • That was not enough for investors worried about free cash flow and Meta’s reliance on a narrow, economically sensitive revenue stream.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • Much has been made of this World Cup’s mandatory commercial—sorry, hydration—breaks, which have paused action, even during indoor or rain-soaked matches.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
  • Back home that night, dues paid to god, the women slathered their faces with turmeric cream and went to bed, bitter-smelling, sorry for themselves on that night as every night.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of sorry
Verb
  • But both are concerned as heck about their missing boy, Carter, who is having some growing-up issues with his parents.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The mom added that she is concerned after claiming that no one from the camp told her about the incident.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of concerned

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