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Noun
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Cecile is worldly and has seen her share of sorrow, while Fanny has been cloistered in this elaborate old castle under the watchful eye of an over-protective mother and eccentric grandmother.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025 -
And then of course, all of the emotional damage comes in and all the pain, sorrow, crying and screaming.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In scene after scene, my mother’s work showed her nuanced perceptions about human behavior and her generous, big hearted embrace of folly and foible, and, yes, sadness, too.—
Marisa Silver
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Fear and sadness are both core emotions.—
Juli Fraga,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Given the nature of their underwhelming displays towards the latter stages of the season, more laborious performances will only add to the dejection.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Ferran is just as compelling when such vibrancy and vitality gives way to dejection and disharmony as her aspiring writing career grinds to a halt and her health starts to deteriorate.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The latest, quiet cracking, is a persistent feeling of unhappiness, underappreciation, and overwork that’s spreading among employees.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The same applies to Shangjun’s characters, whose unhappiness is primarily caused by their moral mistakes.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But even here, the ache of the lovers’ separation registers with only a muffled sense of melancholy.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some gags land, others don’t, and the script’s sudden bursts of melancholy dependably catch you in the gut.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Instead, individuals were enlisted as agents of their own oppression.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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And where there is oppression, there will be resistance.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sadness comes from a loss, defeat, or humiliation, and is accompanied by a feeling of helplessness and self-pity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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For the first — and perhaps only — time in his Iowa coaching career, Ferentz briefly wallowed in self-pity.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The contrast was on display in the session’s opening moments, when Annalena Baerbock, the General Assembly’s president, urged delegates not to give in to despair about the institution’s shortcomings.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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But hope is essential to fighting off despair and maintaining the ability to act.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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