sad

adj., sad·der, sad·dest.

1. Affected or characterized by sorrow or unhappiness.
2. Expressive of sorrow or unhappiness.
3. Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing: a sad movie; sad news.
4. Deplorable; sorry: a sad state of affairs; a sad excuse.
5. Dark-hued; somber.

[Middle English, weary, sorrowful, from Old English sæd, sated, weary.]

sadly sad'ly adv.
sadness sad'ness n.

SYNONYMS   sad, melancholy, sorrowful, doleful, woebegone, desolate. These adjectives mean affected with or marked by unhappiness, as that caused by affliction. Sad is the most general: "Better by far you should forget and smile/Than that you should remember and be sad" (Christina Rossetti). Melancholy can refer to lingering or habitual somberness or sadness: a melancholy poet's gloomy introspection. Sorrowful applies to emotional pain as that resulting from loss: sorrowful mourners at the funeral. Doleful describes what is mournful or morose: the doleful expression of a reprimanded child. Woebegone suggests grief or wretchedness, especially as reflected in a person's appearance: "His sorrow . . . made him look . . . haggard and . . . woebegone" (George du Maurier). Desolate applies to one that is beyond consolation: "No one is so accursed by fate,/No one so utterly desolate,/But some heart, though unknown,/Responds unto his own" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).

adjective

1. In low spirits: blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idioms: downatinthe mouth. See happy/unhappy.
2. Full of or expressive of sorrow: doleful, dolorous, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, rueful, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful. See happy/unhappy.
3. Tending to cause sadness or low spirits: blue, cheerless, depressing, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, joyless, melancholy. See happy/unhappy.
4. Causing sorrow or regret: deplorable, doleful, dolorous, grievous, lamentable, mournful, regrettable, rueful, sorrowful, woeful. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: unfortunate, distressing
Antonyms: amusing, cheerful, fortunate, great, happy, lucky

adj

Definition: unhappy, depressed
Antonyms: cheerful, glad, happy, joyful

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.

How sad would be November if we had no knowledge of the spring! — Edwin Way Teale

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - trist, sørgelig, bedrøvet, kedelig, sølle

idioms:

• sad sack    ulykkesfugl, klodsmajor

abbr. - depression pga. mangel på lys

Nederlands (Dutch)
droevig, bedroefd, triest, treurig, zielig, hopeloos, deerniswekkend, meelijwekkend

Français (French)
adj. - triste, navrant, sombre, malheureux

idioms:

• sad sack    inapte

abbr. - (abrév = seasonal affective disorder) (Méd) dépression saisonnière

Deutsch (German)
adj. - traurig, schmerzlich

idioms:

• sad sack    (ugs.) trübe Tasse

abbr. - jahreszeitl. bedingte Depression

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λυπημένος, λυπηρός, ελεεινός, (για χρώμα) μουντός
abbr. - εποχική κατάθλιψη

idioms:

• sad sack    (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) ναυάγιο της ζωής

Italiano (Italian)
triste, addolorato, desolato, pietoso

idioms:

• sad sack    inetto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - triste, doloroso, deplorável (gír.)

idioms:

• sad sack    trapalhão (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
печальный, унылый, тусклый, мрачный, низкосортный, вязкий, серьезный

idioms:

• sad sack    непривлекательная девушка

Español (Spanish)
adj. - triste, doloroso, deplorable, lamentable, lastimoso, miserable

idioms:

• sad sack    desgraciado

abbr. - trastorno emocional de temporada (Seasonal Affective Disorder)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ledsen, sorglig, dyster
abbr. - depression p g a ljusbrist (med)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
季节性情绪失调

悲哀的, 糟透了的, 令人悲痛的, 可悲的, 黯淡的

idioms:

• sad sack    冒失鬼, 无能者, 不中用之人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - seasonal affective disorder 之縮寫, 季節性情緒失調

adj. - 悲哀的, 糟透了的, 令人悲痛的, 可悲的, 黯淡的

idioms:

• sad sack    冒失鬼, 無能者, 不中用之人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비탄에 잠긴, 통탄할, 칙칙한

abbr. - seasonal affective disorder (계절병)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悲しい, 悲しそうな, くすんだ, けしからぬ, 嘆かわしい, ふくれそこねた, もろくない

idioms:

• sad sack    のろま

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كءيب, حزين (اختصار) مختصر : مرض موسمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצוב, מצער, עגום, מביש, רע‬
abbr. - ‮תוגה סתווית‬

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