saddening

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adjective

Causing feelings of sadness.

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depressingheartbreakingupsettingatrabiliaryatrabiliousdeplorabledistressinggrievous
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sadden
adjectivesaddening (comparative more saddening, superlative most saddening)

comparative more saddening · superlative most saddening

  1. Causing feelings of sadness.

    Synonyms: depressing, heartbreaking, upsetting, atrabiliary, atrabilious, deplorable, depressing, distressing

nounsaddening (plural saddenings)

plural saddenings

  1. The darkening of a colour during dyeing.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCausing feelings of sadness.

Similar
depressingheartbreakingupsettingatrabiliaryatrabiliousdeplorabledepressingdistressinggrievousheartbreakingheartrendingmiserablelamentablelachrymablemournfulregrettableruefulsadsorrowful
Also see
darkdeplorabledepressingdistressinggrievouslachrymablelamentablemiserablemournfulpathetisadregrettableruefulsadsorrowfultragicupsettingwoefulwretched

Translations

Finnish surettava, surullinen
  • surettavaTranslations
  • surullinenTranslations
French attristant, triste
  • attristantTranslations
  • tristeTranslations
  • chagrinantTranslations
Polish zasmucający
  • zasmucającyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

saddening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddening

MLA

“saddening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddening. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saddening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddening.

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