sadden

verb

ˈsa-dᵊn How to pronounce sadden (audio)
Definition of saddennext
as in to depress
to make sad the arrival of winter always saddens me

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Recent Examples of sadden 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 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 Mahomes’ knee injury saddened him, however. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 June 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 See All Example Sentences for sadden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadden
  1. depress
  2. worry
  3. oppress
  4. trouble
  5. burden
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  • In addition, the way graduation rates are reported across BIE schools was changed to address flawed data collection that previously depressed the numbers.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • The Swiss victory over Colombia in Tuesday’s knockout match seemed to depress the market further.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of depress
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  • Public polls have shown him with an early lead over Collins, and key Republicans worry about their chances in what was once seen as one of the GOP’s best pickup opportunities.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Later, Feinmann said his words were not directed at the Mexican people — while musing that Sheinbaum had bigger things to worry about, like combating narco-trafficking, violence and corruption.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of worry
Verb
  • Man oppressed woman legally, economically, socially, educationally, morally, professionally and religiously.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed.
    — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of oppress
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  • One death especially, that of his young cousin Sinon (Elliot Page), troubles him most of all.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • Reaction to Vatican excommunication De Piante said a handful of families skipped the first Sunday mass after the Vatican’s declaration because they were troubled by the news.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Definition of trouble
Verb
  • For decades, the powers that be have burdened the Eastside with freeways, warehouses, public corruption, unsightly developments that have brought on gentrification and civic negligence bordering on the criminal.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • That includes funding long-term care without burdening family, building wealth intentionally over decades and creating the capacity to give, transfer or invest with purpose.
    — Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of burden

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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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