"sad" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sæd/ Audio: en-us-sad.ogg [US] Forms: sad [positive], sadder [comparative], saddest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|sad|sadder|saddest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone feels sad, they have a bad feeling because of a loss or other problem. They are not happy.
    Sense id: simple-sad-en-adj-V8g1kTCZ Synonyms: unhappy, gloomy, miserable, cheerless, depressed, down, glum, low, blue, melancholy, downcast
  2. When something is sad, it makes you feel unhappy. Synonyms: depressing, heartbreaking, distressing, heartrending, gloomy, dismal, disappointing, desolate, dreary
    Sense id: simple-sad-en-adj-uW8k--2c
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sadder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saddest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "word": "happy"
        },
        {
          "word": "jovial"
        },
        {
          "word": "content"
        },
        {
          "word": "contented"
        },
        {
          "word": "pleased"
        },
        {
          "word": "delighted"
        },
        {
          "word": "glad"
        },
        {
          "word": "joyful"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheerful"
        },
        {
          "word": "in high spirits"
        },
        {
          "word": "blissful"
        },
        {
          "word": "exultant"
        },
        {
          "word": "ecstatic"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheery"
        },
        {
          "word": "on cloud nine"
        },
        {
          "word": "jolly"
        },
        {
          "word": "smiling"
        },
        {
          "word": "merry"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The sad girl cried."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When someone feels sad, they have a bad feeling because of a loss or other problem. They are not happy."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sad-en-adj-V8g1kTCZ",
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        {
          "word": "unhappy"
        },
        {
          "word": "gloomy"
        },
        {
          "word": "miserable"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheerless"
        },
        {
          "word": "depressed"
        },
        {
          "word": "down"
        },
        {
          "word": "glum"
        },
        {
          "word": "low"
        },
        {
          "word": "blue"
        },
        {
          "word": "melancholy"
        },
        {
          "word": "downcast"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "heartening"
        },
        {
          "word": "encouraging"
        },
        {
          "word": "positive"
        },
        {
          "word": "uplifting"
        },
        {
          "word": "inspirational"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheery"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheerful"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was a sad movie."
        },
        {
          "text": "Death is a very sad thing."
        }
      ],
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        "When something is sad, it makes you feel unhappy."
      ],
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          "word": "depressing"
        },
        {
          "word": "heartbreaking"
        },
        {
          "word": "distressing"
        },
        {
          "word": "heartrending"
        },
        {
          "word": "gloomy"
        },
        {
          "word": "dismal"
        },
        {
          "word": "disappointing"
        },
        {
          "word": "desolate"
        },
        {
          "word": "dreary"
        }
      ]
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "sadder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saddest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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          "word": "happy"
        },
        {
          "word": "jovial"
        },
        {
          "word": "content"
        },
        {
          "word": "contented"
        },
        {
          "word": "pleased"
        },
        {
          "word": "delighted"
        },
        {
          "word": "glad"
        },
        {
          "word": "joyful"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheerful"
        },
        {
          "word": "in high spirits"
        },
        {
          "word": "blissful"
        },
        {
          "word": "exultant"
        },
        {
          "word": "ecstatic"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheery"
        },
        {
          "word": "on cloud nine"
        },
        {
          "word": "jolly"
        },
        {
          "word": "smiling"
        },
        {
          "word": "merry"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The sad girl cried."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When someone feels sad, they have a bad feeling because of a loss or other problem. They are not happy."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "unhappy"
        },
        {
          "word": "gloomy"
        },
        {
          "word": "miserable"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheerless"
        },
        {
          "word": "depressed"
        },
        {
          "word": "down"
        },
        {
          "word": "glum"
        },
        {
          "word": "low"
        },
        {
          "word": "blue"
        },
        {
          "word": "melancholy"
        },
        {
          "word": "downcast"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "heartening"
        },
        {
          "word": "encouraging"
        },
        {
          "word": "positive"
        },
        {
          "word": "uplifting"
        },
        {
          "word": "inspirational"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheery"
        },
        {
          "word": "cheerful"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was a sad movie."
        },
        {
          "text": "Death is a very sad thing."
        }
      ],
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        "When something is sad, it makes you feel unhappy."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "depressing"
        },
        {
          "word": "heartbreaking"
        },
        {
          "word": "distressing"
        },
        {
          "word": "heartrending"
        },
        {
          "word": "gloomy"
        },
        {
          "word": "dismal"
        },
        {
          "word": "disappointing"
        },
        {
          "word": "desolate"
        },
        {
          "word": "dreary"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sæd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sad.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sad"
}

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