adj comparativesaddersuperlativesaddest
1【feeling unhappy】2【making you unhappy】3【not satisfactory】4【lonely】5【boring】6 sadder and/but wiser
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Language: Old English;Origin: sAd
'having had enough']
【FEELING UNHAPPY】unhappy, especially because something unpleasant has happened
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happyfeel/look/sound sad Dad looked sad and worried as he read the letter.be sad to hear/see/read etc sth I was very sad to hear that he had died.sad that Lilly felt sad that Christmas was over.sad about I was sad about the friends I was leaving behind.sad smile/face/expression etc There was such a sad look in her eyes.【MAKING YOU UNHAPPY】a sad event, situation etc makes you feel unhappy
Sorry to hear the sad news . It was a sad case. The boy ended up in prison.sad story/song/film etc a story with a sad endingit is sad to see/hear etc sth It was sad to see them arguing all the time.sad time/day/moment etc This is a sad day for us all.【NOT SATISFACTORY】very bad or unacceptable
There aren't enough teachers, which is a sad state of affairs (=bad situation) .it's sad that/when/if ... It's sad if people are too afraid to go out alone at night.the sad fact is (that)spoken The sad fact is that prejudice still exists. Sad to say (=unfortunately) , the country is heading towards civil war.【LONELY】a sad person has a dull, unhappy, or lonely life
She's a sad character - without any friends at all.【BORING】informalboring or not deserving any respect
Stay in on Saturday night? What a sad idea!sadder and/but wiserhaving learned something from an unpleasant experience
He came out of the relationship sadder but wiser.→
sadness
WORD FOCUS: words meaning sadunhappy sad because of the situation you are in
miserable very sad
depressed sad for a long time, and feeling that your life will never get better
gloomy/glum looking sad
down/down in the dumps sad and without much interest in life - usually not in a serious or permanent way
broken-hearted very sad because someone has ended a romantic relationship with you
homesick sad because you are a long way from your home and your friends