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sad
1[ sad ]
adjective
, sad·der, sad·dest.
- 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
- 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.
sād
2[ sahd ]
noun
- the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SAD
3- seasonal affective disorder.
SAD
1abbreviation for
- seasonal affective disorder
sad
2/ sæd /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈsadly, adverb
- ˈsadness, noun
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Other Words From
- sad·ly adverb
- sad·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sad1
Old English sæd weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough
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