sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

brokenheartedness, grief, heartache, heartbreak - intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

mournfulness, ruthfulness, sorrowfulness - a state of gloomy sorrow

self-pity - a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

contriteness, contrition, attrition - sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

compunction, remorse, self-reproach - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences

unhappiness - state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

bereavement, mourning - state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

poignance, poignancy - a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"

suffer - endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

mourn - feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"

compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with - share the suffering of