Synonyms for tristfulness

Most common

misery · unhappiness · melancholia

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Noun

Antonyms

joy, happiness, mirth

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   sadness; sorrow; melancholy

Example sentences

• misery Tom blamed all his misery on planned obsolescence.
• unhappiness This created a lot of unhappiness in Yanni's life.
• melancholia Schumann was diagnosed with psychotic melancholia.

By length

6 letters

misery³

10 letters

melancholy⁴

11 letters

unhappiness⁴, melancholia

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (misery³ = 3 syllables).