sad

¹

[sad]

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.

sād

²

[sahd]

noun

1. the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

SAD

³

1. seasonal affective disorder.

sad

¹

/ 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

verb

1. to express sadness or displeasure strongly

SAD

²

abbreviation

1. seasonal affective disorder

Other Word Forms

• sadly adverb
• sadness noun

Word History and Origins

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 sad²

From Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of sad¹

Old English sæd weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough

Example Sentences

He added that she was a "terrific writer," while Sir Salman simply said it was "a sad loss".

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Her alarm clock makes getting up early "not feel quite as sad and miserable", Zoe says.

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"I'm sure there's people that's angry, I'm sure that there's people that's very sad, very upset, and I can understand that," Davis said.

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"It's been sad for the family, at least she's at rest and at peace, and they got what they deserve," he said.

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Hayward wrote Friday on Facebook that he was “very sad and shocked to hear of John’s passing” and said he had “such happy memories of making music together.”

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Related Words

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