沈痛|ちんつうchintsuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjectivegrave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

• Related痛ましいいたましいNeutralFor events too tragic to bear watching; stresses how pitiable the event is, while 「沈痛」 stresses a person's grief-stricken look.
• Related悲痛ひつうNeutralGrief or heartbreak, as in 「悲痛な叫び」 or 「悲痛な思い」; stresses the intensity of the sorrow.
• Related重苦しいおもくるしいNeutralFor oppressive heaviness; stresses a stifling atmosphere or heavy mood rather than the inner grief that 「沈痛」 conveys.
• Related陰鬱いんうつWrittenWritten word for gloominess; describes dark moods or dreary weather, not necessarily caused by sorrow.
• Related気が重いきがおもいCasualColloquial set phrase for feeling heavy-hearted or unable to muster the will; unlike 「沈痛」, it is not about deep grief.
• Related沈鬱ちんうつWrittenWritten and fairly rare word for low, melancholy spirits; unlike 「沈痛」, it does not stress inner grief.
• Antonym歓喜かんきNeutralAntonym meaning great joy or delight; the opposite of grief-stricken 「沈痛」.
• Antonym快活かいかつNeutralAntonym meaning cheerful and lively; the opposite of somber 「沈痛」.

Use 「沈痛」 for deep, heartfelt sorrow, as in 「沈痛な面持ち」. For a tragic event say 「痛ましい」, for intense grief 「悲痛」, for an oppressive mood 「重苦しい」; the opposite is 「快活」.

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1. 深ふかい悲かなしみや心配しんぱい事ことに胸むねを痛いためること。