a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved

proverb

Grief can be alleviated by discussing it with someone.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative shared sorrow is half sorrow

  1. Grief can be alleviated by discussing it with someone.
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    As a result, the optimist always has the lower hand, given that everyone around him is the opposite. You’d be considered a leper if you did not participate in the average, mediocre people’s wailing and complaining. If I’m not happy, I’ll not let you stay happy. After all, sorrow shared is sorrow halved. So let’s whine together!

    2019, Leander Moss, Death at a Discount: A Funny, Magical & Inspiring Tale of the After-life, Babelcube Incorporated, page 25

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
a trouble shared is a trouble halved

Translations

Dutch gedeelde smart is halve smart
  • gedeelde smart is halve smartTranslations
Finnish jaettu suru on puolikas suru
  • jaettu suru on puolikas suruTranslations
German geteiltes Leid ist halbes Leid
  • geteiltes Leid ist halbes LeidTranslations
Italian mal comune mezzo gaudio
  • mal comune mezzo gaudioTranslations
Polish łatwiej jest dzielić się żalem
  • łatwiej jest dzielić się żalemTranslations
Swedish delad sorg är halv sorg
  • delad sorg är halv sorgTranslations
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APA

a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20sorrow%20shared%20is%20a%20sorrow%20halved

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Chicago

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