how to pronounce sorrow

/ˈsɒɹ.əʊ/

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sorrow is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sorrow in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to compute the sorrow contained in that …”

meanings of sorrow

noun:

Unhappiness, woe.
(usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.

verb:

To feel or express grief.
To feel grief over; to mourn, regret.

name:

A surname.

sorrow frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sorrow occurs in english on average 5.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.