1
lambaste(verb, upset, annoy, insult, injure)
1
lay a bad trip on(expression, idiom, upset, annoy, insult)
1
lean on(verb, expression, upset, force, push)
1
leave in the lurch(expression, idiom, upset, fail, deceive)
1
let down(verb, expression, upset, press, fail)
1
lour
1
lower the spirits(expression, idiom)
1
make a fuss(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
1
make a scene(verb, expression, idiom, upset, trouble)
1
make blue(verb, expression, upset, distress, depress)
1
make it tough for(verb, expression, idiom, upset, break)
1
make miserable(expression, idiom)
1
make waves(verb, expression, upset, trouble, hurt)
1
maltreat(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue, harass)
1
martyr(verb, upset, annoy, insult, injure)
1
martyrize(verb, upset, annoy, insult, injure)
1
melt the heart(expression, idiom)
1
miscarry(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
1
mislead(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
1
mock(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
<1…678910>
11 years ago|4.5k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). sadden thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/sadden/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "sadden thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/sadden/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, sadden thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/sadden/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "sadden thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/sadden/thesaurus/synonyms>