sad
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- adjective
- A1
Feeling unhappy, or making people feel unhappy, often because something bad has happened.
She was sad for days after her best friend moved away.
Why do you look so sad this morning?
The last chapter of the book made me really sad.
Rainy Sunday afternoons always make him feel a little sad.
Common collocations: feel sad · look sad · sad news · a sad film · sad about something · make somebody sad
Part of: Negative emotions
Sense 2 · less common
- adjective
- B2
So poor, weak or silly that other people feel a bit sorry for it.
Their excuse for being late was frankly quite sad.
One thin slice of cake for six guests looks sad.
Boasting about a school match years later is just sad.
Common collocations: pretty sad · just sad · a sad excuse · a sad attempt · sad little
Part of: Negative emotions, Attitudes and opinions
Forms
- comparative
- sadder
- superlative
- saddest