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Sadden

verb/sˈædən/
Definition
make unhappy
come to feel sad
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈædən/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈadən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈadən/
2 syllables Say it as /sˈædən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake unhappy
“The news of her death saddened me”
verbcome to feel sad
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
betrüben
unglücklich machen
🇫🇷French
attrister
rendre malheureux
🇪🇸Spanish
entristecer
hacer infeliz
🇮🇹Italian
rattristare
rendere infelice
🇳🇱Dutch
bedroefd
ongelukkig maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
entristecer
tornar infeliz
🇷🇺Russian
огорчать
сделать несчастным
India
🇮🇳Hindi
काला बनाना
दुखी करना
🇧🇩Bengali
দুঃখিত
অসুখী করা
🇮🇳Tamil
வருத்தம்
மகிழ்ச்சியடையச் செய்யுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
విచారంగా ఉంది
సంతోషం కలిగించదు
🇮🇳Marathi
दुःखी
नाखूष करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુઃખી
નાખુશ કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ದುಃಖಿತನಾದ
ಅಸಂತೋಷಗೊಳಿಸು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദുഃഖിച്ചു
അസന്തുഷ്ടനാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਦਾਸ
ਨਾਖੁਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
اداس
ناخوش کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
悲伤
使人不高兴
🇯🇵Japanese
悲しい
不幸にする
🇰🇷Korean
슬프게 하다
불행하게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
buồn bã
làm cho không vui
🇹🇭Thai
เศร้าใจ
ทำให้ไม่มีความสุข
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyedihkan
membuat tidak bahagia
🇵🇭Filipino
malungkot
maging malungkot
🇲🇾Malay
sedih
buat tak senang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حزين
جعل التعيس
🇮🇷Persian
غمگین
ناراضی کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
üzgün
mutsuz etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַעֲצִיב
לעשות אומלל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sadden'?
The primary meaning of 'sadden' is 'make unhappy'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sadden' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sadden' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sadden' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sadden' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'sadden' easy to spell?
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