sad

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sad

A child looks sad after dropping an ice cream cone.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Feeling or showing sorrow or unhappiness: Describes the emotional state of being unhappy, sorrowful, or mournful.
    • Causing or characterized by sorrow or regret: Describes something, like news or a story, that evokes feelings of unhappiness or pity.
    • Informal: Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable: Used informally to describe something as regrettably bad, poor, or shabby.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • She felt very sad after hearing the news. (She experienced unhappiness.)
    • It was a sad story about lost love. (The story evoked sorrow.)
    • He made a sad attempt at fixing the car. (His attempt was pathetically inadequate.)
Advanced Usage
  • "sad to say": Used to express regret when stating an unfortunate fact.
    • Sad to say, the old theater will be demolished next month.
  • "sadder but wiser": Having learned from an unpleasant experience.
    • After the failed investment, he was sadder but wiser about financial risks.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sadly (adverb): In a sorrowful manner; regrettably.
    • He shook his head sadly.
  • Sadness (noun): The state or quality of being sad.
    • A deep sadness filled the room.
  • Sadden (verb): To make or become sad.
    • The news saddened everyone.
Synonyms
  • Unhappy: Feeling or showing sorrow.
  • Sorrowful: Full of or feeling sorrow.
  • Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness, often with no obvious cause.
  • Deplorable: Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad (for the informal sense).
Antonyms
  • Happy: Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
  • Joyful: Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.
  • Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
Related Idioms
  • A sad state of affairs: A regrettable or pitiable situation.
    • The constant delays are a sad state of affairs for commuters.
  • A sad sack: A person who is inept, unlucky, or habitually doleful.
    • Don't be such a sad sack; things will get better.
sad

A child looks sad after dropping an ice cream cone.

Adjective
  1. bad; unfortunate
    • my finances were in a deplorable state
    • a lamentable decision
    • her clothes were in sad shape
    • a sorry state of affairs
  2. of things that make you feel sad
    • sad news
    • she doesn't like sad movies
    • it was a very sad story
    • When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me- Christina Rossetti
  3. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
    • feeling sad because his dog had died
    • Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad- Christina Rossetti

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