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sad

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[sad]

adjective

sadder, saddest 
  1. affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful.

    to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,
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  2. expressive of or characterized by sorrow.

    sad looks;

    a sad song.

  3. causing sorrow.

    a sad disappointment;

    sad news.

  4. (of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.

  5. deplorably bad; sorry.

    a sad attempt.

  6. Obsolete.firm or steadfast.



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[sahd]

noun

  1. the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

SAD

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  1. seasonal affective disorder.

sad

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/ æ /

adjective

  1. feeling sorrow; unhappy

  2. causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings

    a sad story

  3. unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorable

    her clothes were in a sad state

  4. informalludicrously contemptible; pathetic

    he's a sad, boring little wimp

  5. (of pastry, cakes, etc) not having risen fully; heavy

  6. (of a colour) lacking brightness; dull or dark

  7. archaicserious; grave

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to express sadness or displeasure strongly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

SAD

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abbreviation

  1. seasonal affective disorder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sadly adverb
  • sadness noun
  • ˈ adverb
  • ˈԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sad1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English æ “grave, heavy, weary,” originally “sated, full”; cognate with German satt, Gothic saths “full, satisfied”; akin to Latin satis “eԴdzܲ,” satur “sated,” Greek áŧ “enough.” See satiate, saturate

Origin of sad2

From Arabic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sad1

Old English æ weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough
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“It’s sad. They came here for the American dream and this is what happens.”

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It’s so sad because I’ve been in the business for 40 years and still get excited when I go on a lot.

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"I would be sad if it closed," she says.

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Prime Minister Modi wrote on X: "The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it."

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"If I'm an investor already putting tens or hundreds of millions into the country, I would feel sad that I hadn't been given the chance," he says.

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