sad

¹ American  

[sad] / sæd /

adjective

sadder, saddest

1. affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful.

   to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.

   Synonyms:

   melancholy, dejected, depressed, downhearted, downcast, gloomy, discouraged, disconsolate, despondent, unhappy

   Antonyms:

   happy

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.

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sād ² American  

[sahd] / sɑd /

noun

1. the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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SAD ³ American  

1. seasonal affective disorder.

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sad ¹ British  

/ sæd /

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

SAD ² British  

abbreviation

1. seasonal affective disorder

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Other Word Forms

• sadly adverb
• sadness noun

Etymology

Origin of sad¹

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

Origin of sād²

From Arabic

Example Sentences

"I am disheartened and sad each and every day... that we are told immigrants, which most of us are or descended from are unwelcome," wrote the 84-year-old Stewart.

From Barron's

In the past, such a sour mood among consumers would either herald the coming of bad times or reflect a current sad state of affairs.

From MarketWatch

I don’t know under what circumstances they’d ever collide, and something about that makes me feel incredibly sad.

From Literature

Then he breaks into a song, borrowed from a psalm, a tune so sad tears come to all of our eyes.

From Literature

Joanne Pritchard, the charity's chief executive, said it was "sad" that people could be turned away if the shelter reached full capacity.

From BBC

Related Words

• bad
• dark
• depressing
• dismal
• miserable
• moving
• pathetic
• pitiful
• poignant
• regrettable
• serious
• sorry
• tragic