sad
/sæd/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Feeling or showing sorrow or unhappiness: Describes the emotional state of being unhappy, sorrowful, or mournful.
- Causing or characterized by sorrow or regret: Describes something, like news or a story, that evokes feelings of unhappiness or pity.
- Informal: Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable: Used informally to describe something as regrettably bad, poor, or shabby.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She felt very sad after hearing the news. (She experienced unhappiness.)
- It was a sad story about lost love. (The story evoked sorrow.)
- He made a sad attempt at fixing the car. (His attempt was pathetically inadequate.)
Advanced Usage
- "sad to say": Used to express regret when stating an unfortunate fact.
- Sad to say, the old theater will be demolished next month.
- "sadder but wiser": Having learned from an unpleasant experience.
- After the failed investment, he was sadder but wiser about financial risks.
Variants and Related Words
- Sadly (adverb): In a sorrowful manner; regrettably.
- He shook his head sadly.
- Sadness (noun): The state or quality of being sad.
- A deep sadness filled the room.
- Sadden (verb): To make or become sad.
- The news saddened everyone.
Synonyms
- Unhappy: Feeling or showing sorrow.
- Sorrowful: Full of or feeling sorrow.
- Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness, often with no obvious cause.
- Deplorable: Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad (for the informal sense).
Antonyms
- Happy: Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- Joyful: Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.
- Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
Related Idioms
- A sad state of affairs: A regrettable or pitiable situation.
- The constant delays are a sad state of affairs for commuters.
- A sad sack: A person who is inept, unlucky, or habitually doleful.
- Don't be such a sad sack; things will get better.
Adjective
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bad; unfortunate
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my finances were in a deplorable state
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a lamentable decision
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her clothes were in sad shape
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a sorry state of affairs
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of things that make you feel sad
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sad news
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she doesn't like sad movies
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it was a very sad story
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When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me- Christina Rossetti
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experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
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feeling sad because his dog had died
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Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad- Christina Rossetti
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