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

Ms Jones said the saddest part was losing all the memorabilia, including old pictures and plaques dating back many decades.

From BBC

But then, Waldie concludes by citing a Spanish-language corrido about the disaster: “Friends, I leave you/with this sad song/and with a plea to heaven/For those taken by the flood.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Of course we are sad but the league is not over tonight. There are still many months to go," De Zerbi said after seeing his side squander a golden opportunity to take first place.

From Barron's

At its London premiere before coronavirus closed the theatres, The Standard newspaper described it as a "late masterwork... wise, witty and devastatingly sad".

From Barron's

School board member Luisa Santos, who attended district schools, said the trend is “a sad reality.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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