sad (sæd
)
Definitions
adjective
Word forms: sadder, saddest
- feeling sorrow; unhappy
- causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings ⇒
a sad story
- unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorable ⇒
her clothes were in a sad state
- British 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
- New Zealand to express sadness or displeasure strongly
Alternative Forms
ˈsadly adverb ˈsadness nounWord Origin
Old English sæd weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enoughSynonyms
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unhappy,
down,
low,
blue,
depressed,
gloomy,
grieved,
dismal,
melancholy,
sombre,
glum,
wistful,
mournful,
dejected,
downcast,
grief-stricken,
tearful,
lugubrious,
pensive,
disconsolate,
doleful,
heavy-hearted,
down in the dumps
cheerless,
lachrymose,
woebegone,
down in the mouth,
low-spirited,
triste,
sick at heart
=
tragic,
moving,
upsetting,
dark,
sorry,
depressing,
disastrous,
dismal,
pathetic,
poignant,
harrowing,
grievous,
pitiful,
calamitous,
heart-rending,
pitiable,
=
deplorable,
bad,
sorry,
terrible,
distressing,
unfortunate,
miserable,
dismal,
shabby,
heartbreaking,
regrettable,
lamentable,
wretched,
to be deplored
Translations
- British English:
sad
If you are sad, you feel unhappy.I'm sad that you're leaving the company.sæd ADJECTIVE I'm sad that you're leaving the company.
- Spanish:
triste
adj
- French:
triste
adj
- German:
traurig
adj
- Chinese: 悲伤的 adj
- Arabic: حَزِين adj
- Portuguese: triste adj
- Russian: печальный adj печальная
- Croatian: tužan adj tužna
- Czech: smutný adj
- Danish: ked af det adj
- Dutch: treurig adj
- Finnish: surullinen adj
- Greek: λυπημένος adj λυπημένη
- Italian: triste adj
- Japanese: 悲しい adj
- Korean: 슬픈 adj
- Norwegian: trist adj
- Polish: smutny adj smutna
- Brazilian Portuguese: triste adj
- European Spanish:
triste
adj
- Swedish: ledsen adj ledset
- Thai: เศร้า adj
- Turkish: üzgün adj
- Vietnamese: buồn rầu adj
Usage examples
I'd lost Serge and now I could see beyond all doubt what a sad pair my parents were.
, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)British Cycling President Brian Cookson said: "This is a regrettable, but perhaps inevitable, outcome from a sad series of events.
Cycling Weekly (2004)"I have sad news for you," she said, "Maher has been deported to Syria.
Globe and Mail (2003)Now for the good bit The sad demise of Joe Brady prompts some memories of the Glasgow actor who played PC Jock Weir in Z Cars.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Any ignorance in these matters will bring a sad ending to their romance sooner or later.
, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)