English / proverb
A Sorrow Shared Is a Sorrow Halved
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Sharing emotional grief and hurts with another person reduces the burden of pain and fosters reconciliation.
In context
01
Once the feuding neighbors sat together and wept over their mutual losses, they realized a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved.
02
Do not suffer in silence after the argument; talk to me, for a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved.
Synonyms
sharing lightens the burden,mutual empathy heals,shared grief brings relief
Antonyms
suffering alone,suppressed agony,bottled-up bitterness
Collocations
believe that a sorrow shared,remember a sorrow shared,true that a sorrow shared