Used in a Sentence

saddening

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for saddening.

Editorial note

It's very saddening how much discrimination and hate this society has and still is suffering from.

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Quick take

The darkening of a colour during dyeing.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of saddening gathered in one view.

noun

The darkening of a colour during dyeing.

adjective

Causing feelings of sadness.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for saddening.

Example sentences

1

It's very saddening how much discrimination and hate this society has and still is suffering from.

2

That someone has to consider money when they get diagnosed with a life-altering condition is saddening.

3

The final response of the school to Cassie is also saddening and revealing of a culture devoid of any empathy.

4

It is saddening that sanctions have happened for so long when speaking about the good people there being overridden by extremes.

5

What is saddening is that the one group of people that should take interest in it, economists, show very little such.

6

Thanks for this, great resource - although a little saddening there so many different categories!

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This is starting to change but yeah, it is saddening how many people think you need meat to survive and grow.

8

The overlap between close-to-current sci-fi and real life in my brain is occasionally saddening/shameful.

9

We'll have to forgive the mainstream for being mainstream and following newness like digital/web/apps as shallow and even saddening as it can be.

10

It is quite saddening that there is a recent trend of hiding the complete URL from the user when the URL itself conveys much information.

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It's only saddening that the first reaction is through legal department.

12

The number of naysayers here is saddening, if not surprising.

Quote examples

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There's something vaguely saddening about the fact that the "you suck" post has twice as many upvotes as the highest-rated post actually answering the question.

2

I guess any attempt to turn software development from a joyful, creative process into "Modern Times"-like drudgery is saddening to me.

3

It's saddening to see how much people have lost sight of doing the right thing regardless of whether it is required (or forbidden) by "the rules".

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With this interpretation it is an extremely reasonable provision and should not concern any company involved in normal business." The amount of bad armchair lawyering here is saddening:) Why do people need to go on impressions?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use saddening in a sentence?

It's very saddening how much discrimination and hate this society has and still is suffering from.

What does saddening mean?

The darkening of a colour during dyeing.

What part of speech is saddening?

saddening is commonly used as noun, adjective.