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[sæd]

adj

1) feeling unhappy, making you feel unhappy, or showing that you feel unhappy

It was a sad day when we sold our home.[/ex]

sad eyes[/ex]

Reading her letter made us all feel a little sad.[/ex]

I felt sad about leaving him, but I had no choice.[/ex]

I feel sad for all the children growing up without a father at home.[/ex]

I was very sad to hear that your mother had died.[/ex]

2) very bad in a way that makes you feel angry, upset, or shocked

The sad truth is that many people never learn to read.[/ex]

It's a sad state of affairs when people can't be bothered to vote any more.[/ex]

I think it's sad that children spend so much time watching television.[/ex]

3) very informal

boring or not fashionable

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Other ways of saying sad ■ depressed feeling very negative about your situation ■ down (informal) slightly depressed ■ gloomy sad and having no hope for the future ■ low feeling negative about life, and lacking energy ■ miserable very sad because you are uncomfortable, lonely, or ill ■ unhappy a general word for ‘sad'