sad·den
sad·den/ˈsad(ə)n/
verb
cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy.
"he was greatly saddened by the death of his only son"
synonyms: depress, dispirit, dishearten, grieve, desolate, discourage, upset, get down, bring down, cast down, dash, dampen someone's spirits, cast a gloom on, bring tears to someone's eyes, break someone's heart, make someone's heart bleed, deject
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3 days ago · The meaning of SADDEN is to make sad. How to use sadden in a sentence.
6 days ago · to make someone sad: [ + to infinitive ] It saddens me to think that we'll never see her again. We are deeply saddened by this devastating tragedy.
Sadden definition: to make or become sad. . See examples of SADDEN used in a sentence.
Definition of saddened as in sad feeling unhappiness we were all saddened when our minister retired.
to make someone sad or unhappy: It saddened me to learn of your father's death. (Definition of sadden from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary)
If something saddens you, it makes you feel sad. The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly. Synonyms: upset, depress, distress, grieve More Synonyms of ...
To sadden is to make someone feel sad, or to become sad. The death of a beloved dog is likely to sadden the whole family.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective saddened. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
to make somebody sad. sadden somebody We were deeply saddened by the news of her death. sadden somebody to do something Fans were saddened to see the ...
SADDEN meaning: 1 : to cause (someone) to be sad; 2 : to become sad to show sadness.