Meaning of sad in English

1. Pronunciation

   /sæd/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   sad

   Definitions

   1. of things that make you feel sad

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • sorrowful
2. 2. bad

   Examples

   • « unfortunate »
   • « my finances were in a deplorable state »
   • « a lamentable decision »
   • « her clothes were in sad shape »
   • « a sorry state of affairs »

   Synonyms

   • bad

3. Qualitative Adjective

   sad

   Etymology

   Old English sæd ‘sated, weary’, also ‘weighty, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zat and German satt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin satis‘enough’. The original meaning was replaced in Middle English by the senses ‘steadfast, firm’ and ‘serious, sober’, and later ‘sorrowful’

   Definitions

   1. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • bittersweet
   • depressing
   • depressive
   • gloomy
   • saddening
   • doleful
   • mournful
   • heavyhearted
   • melancholy
   • melancholic
   • pensive
   • wistful
   • tragic
   • tragical
   • tragicomic
   • tragicomical
   • wistful
   • yearning

   Antonyms

   • glad