JOY Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For JOY
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| sorrow | nounn | |||||
noun • an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement • sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment • something that causes great unhappiness • the state of being sad verb • feel grief | ||||||
| unhappiness | nounn | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief | ||||||
| anguish | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme mental distress • extreme distress of body or mind verb • suffer great pains or distress • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||||
| dejection | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of melancholy depression • solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | ||||||
| despair | nounn | |||||
noun • a state in which all hope is lost or absent • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well verb • abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart | ||||||
| grief | nounn | |||||
noun • intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) • something that causes great unhappiness | ||||||
| lamentation | nounn | |||||
noun • a cry of sorrow and grief • the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief | ||||||
| melancholy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a feeling of thoughtful sadness • a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed • a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy adjective satellite • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||
| misery | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune • a feeling of intense unhappiness | ||||||
| pain | nounn | |||||
noun • a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder • emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid • a somatic sensation of acute discomfort • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness verb • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||||
| sadness | nounn | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • the state of being sad • the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | ||||||
| suffering | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of acute pain • misery resulting from affliction • psychological suffering • feelings of mental or physical pain adjective satellite • troubled by pain or loss • very unhappy; full of misery | ||||||
| infelicity | nounn | |||||
noun • inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) | ||||||
| joylessness | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of dismal cheerlessness | ||||||
