Sorrowful vs Afraid - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between sorrowful and afraid

is that sorrowful is of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught while afraid is impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

sorrowful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.

Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous.

sorrowful accident

* 1900 , L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

She threw her arms around the Lion's neck and kissed him, patting his big head tenderly. Then she kissed the Tin Woodman, who was weeping in a way most dangerous to his joints. But she hugged the soft, stuffed body of the Scarecrow in her arms instead of kissing his painted face, and found she was crying herself at this sorrowful parting from her loving comrades.

Synonyms

* See also * mournful, lamentable, grievous * See also

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afraid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

He is afraid of death.

He is afraid to die.

He is afraid that he will die.

(colloquial) regretful, sorry

I am afraid I can not help you in this matter .

Usage notes

* (term) expresses a lesser degree of fear than (terrified) or (frightened). It is often followed by the preposition (term) and the object of fear, or by an infinitive, or by a dependent clause, as shown in the examples above.

Synonyms

* (Impressed with fear or apprehension) afeared, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, fearful, timid, timorous * (Regretful) sorry * See also

Derived terms

* 'fraid * afraidness * I'm afraid not * I'm afraid so * unafraid

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