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sad
1[ sad ]
adjective
- affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful:
to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- expressive of or characterized by sorrow:
sad looks;
a sad song.
- causing sorrow:
a sad disappointment;
sad news.
- (of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.
- deplorably bad; sorry:
a sad attempt.
- Obsolete. firm or steadfast.
[ sahd ]
noun
- the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SAD
3- seasonal affective disorder.
SAD
1abbreviation for
- seasonal affective disorder
sad
2/ æ /
adjective
- feeling sorrow; unhappy
- causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings
a sad story
- unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorable
her clothes were in a sad state
- informal.ludicrously contemptible; pathetic
he's a sad, boring little wimp
- (of pastry, cakes, etc) not having risen fully; heavy
- (of a colour) lacking brightness; dull or dark
- archaic.serious; grave
verb
- to express sadness or displeasure strongly
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- · adverb
- ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sad1
Example Sentences
"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.
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.
The world would be a sadder place without Queen's music, John Waters' films, and Andy Warhol's paintings.
"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.
"It was really sad when I met her," a social worker told the court.
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