Uneasiness vs Sorrow - What's the difference?
uneasiness | sorrow | Related terms |
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
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An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
* 1860 , (Charles Dickens), (Great Expectations)
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
* Rambler
(countable) (usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.
To feel or express grief.
* 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 424:
To feel grief over; to mourn, regret.
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Uneasiness is a related term of sorrow.
As nouns the difference between uneasiness and sorrow
is that uneasiness is the state of being uneasy, nervous or restless while sorrow is (uncountable) unhappiness, woe.As a verb sorrow is
to feel or express grief.uneasiness
English
Noun
(es)- Finding that the afternoon coach was gone, and finding that his uneasiness grew into positive alarm, as obstacles came in his way, he resolved to follow in a post-chaise.
Synonyms
* (being nervous) unease * (anxiety) seesorrow
English
Noun
- The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment.
- Parting is such sweet sorrow .
Verb
(en verb)- ‘Sorrow not, sir,’ says he, ‘like those without hope.’
- It is impossible to make a man naturally blind, to conceive that he seeth not; impossible to make him desire to see, and sorrow his defect.