saddened
The origin and history of saddened.
Etymology
From sadden, formed from sad plus the verb-making suffix -en; sad comes from Old English saed "sated, weary".
The origin and history of saddened.
From sadden, formed from sad plus the verb-making suffix -en; sad comes from Old English saed "sated, weary".
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