Antonyms of verb gladden

2 senses of gladden

Sense 1
gladden, joy -- (make glad or happy)
       Antonym of sadden (Sense 1)
      => sadden -- (make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me")

Sense 2
gladden -- (become glad or happy)
       Antonym of sadden (Sense 2)
      => sadden -- (come to feel sad)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gladden

2 senses of gladden

Sense 1
gladden, joy -- (make glad or happy)

Sense 2
gladden -- (become glad or happy)
       => rejoice, joy -- (feel happiness or joy)