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sad
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sad as in experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
- “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“
sad as in of things that make you feel sad
- “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“
sad as in bad
- “unfortunate“
- “my finances were in a deplorable state“
- “a lamentable decision“
- “her clothes were in sad shape“
- “a sorry state of affairs“
Synonyms
- deplorable bad; of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
- distressing causing distress or worry or anxiety; bad
- lamentable bad
- pitiful inspiring mixed contempt and pity; bad; deserving or inciting pity
- sorry feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; bad; without merit; causing dejection