to feel anxious, fretful, or troubled by a problem or difficulty

to be worried

emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy

to wear a worried or distressed expression; to look anxious or dejected

to be anxious or worried about a problem or situation

a feeling of deep distress, sadness, or grief

a feeling of longing for one's home or family while being away from them

feeling or showing deep anxiety, sorrow, or misery

with a worried frown

the grief or sadness experienced upon parting or during a period of separation

to drown one's sorrows

deeply felt sorrow or distress; a heart weighed down by worries

feeling sad, anxious, or gloomy

hundred knots of worry in one's intestines; weighed down with anxiety

impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless

the state of being penniless and burdened with anxiety or worry

to cease worrying about money when one is deeply in debt

prone to sorrow and illness; melancholy and frail

to eliminate worry, dispel depression, or relieve stress through some activity

New worries added to old grievances; afflicted by problems both old and new.

afflicted by problems old and new

To be past worrying about problems, criticisms, or debts because they have become so numerous that one has become numb or indifferent to them.

to relieve melancholy

to appear sad, worried, or dejected in expression

describing a person or thing whose high quality or desirability ensures they will always be in demand without needing to seek out a taker

how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?; how can words express such sadness? (originally the last line of the poem "Sheng Sheng Man" by Song poet Li Qingzhao)

the grieved or sorrowful mien of a woman, often used in classical literary contexts