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sad

1

[ sad ]

adjective

sadder, saddest.
  1. affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful:

    to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. expressive of or characterized by sorrow:

    sad looks;

    a sad song.

  3. causing sorrow:

    a sad disappointment;

    sad news.

  4. (of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.
  5. deplorably bad; sorry:

    a sad attempt.

  6. Obsolete. firm or steadfast.


2

[ sahd ]

noun

  1. the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

SAD

3
  1. seasonal affective disorder.

SAD

1

abbreviation for

  1. seasonal affective disorder
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sad

2

/ æ /

adjective

  1. feeling sorrow; unhappy
  2. causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings

    a sad story

  3. unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorable

    her clothes were in a sad state

  4. informal.
    ludicrously contemptible; pathetic

    he's a sad, boring little wimp

  5. (of pastry, cakes, etc) not having risen fully; heavy
  6. (of a colour) lacking brightness; dull or dark
  7. archaic.
    serious; grave
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verb

  1. to express sadness or displeasure strongly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˈԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • · adverb
  • ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sad1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English æ “grave, heavy, weary,” originally “sated, full”; cognate with German satt, Gothic saths “full, satisfied”; akin to Latin satis “eԴdzܲ,” satur “sٱ,” Greek áŧ “eԴdzܲ.” See satiate, saturate

Origin of sad2

From Arabic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sad1

Old English æ weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough
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Example Sentences

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"This is one of the sad things about this election campaign here: whether the Voice got up or didn't get up, we still had work to do," he said.

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And Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack in 2013 at age 51, was the show’s tempestuous soul, playing a loutish killer with a quick temper and sad eyes.

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The world would be a sadder place without Queen's music, John Waters' films, and Andy Warhol's paintings.

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"A lot of us are still numb. A lot of us are still angry, confused, sad, devastated - and some of us don't know how to feel, what to feel," said R.J.

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"It was really sad when I met her," a social worker told the court.

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