Englishsadden
verb
I was saddened by the number of casualties:
depress, dispirit, dishearten, grieve, desolate, discourage, upset, get down, bring down, cast down, dash, dampen someone's spirits, cast a gloom on, bring tears to someone's eyes, break someone's heart, make someone's heart bleed;
archaic deject.
▷antonyms cheer up.