bloodguiltiness

noun

as in bloodguilt

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  1. sorrow
  2. sadness
  3. grief
  4. distress
  5. anguish
Noun
  • While firefighter Ed Glover appeared caught between rapture, and deep sorrow.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Two people in New Orleans fall in love under an oak tree whose branches bend like sorrow.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sorrow
Noun
  • At the same time, 40% reported experiencing stress, 23% reported sadness, 22% anger and 22% loneliness.
    — Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Still, there are strains of deeper sadness and discomfort here, largely in the passive-aggressive tension between Kim’s character and her onscreen mother (superbly played by a new recuit, veteran TV star Choi Myeonggil).
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadness
Noun
  • Panettiere’s sudden death sent waves of grief from Hollywood to Ukraine, where the father of their child mourned the beloved actress and activist who battled a host of struggles.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Majdi described his son’s birth in near-metaphysical terms, his own grief as shattering.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of grief
Noun
  • Three of the world’s four refining hubs are in severe distress.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Like many patients, especially those in acute distress, Clancy was perhaps not always perfectly transparent or coöperative with her medical providers.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of distress
Noun
  • There is no dramatic farewell; instead, the moment is marked by Singer’s silent anguish.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The 62-year-old left a note in a Boeing notebook, describing his mental anguish.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of anguish
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