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

A defence solicitor said it was a sad and distressing case, but argued that it was not a case of the deliberate attempt to obstruct justice.

From BBC

Amid all the coverage of this sad story, seldom is the most pertinent fact even mentioned.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jones had received direct entry into the Australian Open main draw for the first time, but this marked a sad exit to what had been a proud moment.

From BBC

Cuddihy added: "The sad thing is Molly is in her grave and she never got to read the words or hear what they had to say."

From BBC

"When you lose you are sad. When you win you are happy. We have been happy more times than sad this season."

From BBC

Related Words

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