Definition of Saddened

very upset and depressed

Examples of Saddened in a sentence

Saddened by the loss of his mother, the young boy could do nothing other than cry.  🔊

We were saddened by the death of our family pet and needed some time to mourn his passing.  🔊

The children were saddened that they couldn’t go out and play, so they sat in the house sulking for most of the morning.  🔊

Saddened by the news that he didn’t get the job, the cook was upset that he hadn’t done better in his interview.  🔊

Most of the employees were saddened to see their favorite supervisor leave the company.  🔊

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