sadness

1. (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.Examples: "But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness."; "I mean not then under the name of Sadneſs to defend effeminate Bewailings and Lamentations; let them that ſubject themſelves to this weakeſt Impatience, be alſo ſubject to the Lycian Law, that bound theſe kind of Lamenters to be array'd like Women: […]"; "The survey found increasing mental health challenges, experiences of violence, and suicidal thoughts and behavior among all teens. More than 40% of high school students said that feelings of sadness or hopelessness prevented them from engaging in their regular activities for at least two weeks of the year."Synonyms: forlornness, melancholyuncountable

2. (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.Examples: "She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years."Synonyms: misfortune, woe, affliction, aggrievance, distress, grief, grievance, hardshipcountable