Sad
Definition
The term "sad" describes a feeling of sorrow, unhappiness, or grief.
Parts of Speech
- Adjective
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation: /sæd/
- Respelling: sad
British English
- IPA Pronunciation: /sæd/
- Respelling: sad
Etymology
The word "sad" originates from the Old English "sæd," meaning "sated" or "full," which later evolved to express a feeling of heaviness or sorrow. The modern sense of emotional unhappiness developed in Middle English.
Derivatives
- Sadness (noun)
- Sadly (adverb)
- Saddened (verb)
- Saddening (adjective)
- Unsad (adjective, archaic)
Synonyms
- Unhappy
- Mournful
- Sorrowful
Antonyms
- Happy
- Joyful
- Cheerful
Usage
The term "sad" is commonly used to describe emotional states and reactions to events. For example, "She felt sad after hearing the bad news" or "It was a sad movie that made everyone cry."
Related Terms
- Grief: Deep sorrow, especially caused by loss.
- Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness.
- Despair: A complete loss of hope or happiness.
Detailed Definitions
Adjective
- Feeling or showing sorrow: Refers to an emotional state of unhappiness or grief.
- Example: "He looked sad after losing the competition."
- Causing sorrow or regret: Refers to something that evokes feelings of unhappiness.
- Example: "The story of the abandoned puppy was extremely sad."
- Poor in quality (informal): Refers to something considered inadequate or inferior.
- Example: "That excuse for being late was truly sad."
sad
He looked sad after losing the competition.
The story of the abandoned puppy was extremely sad.
That excuse for being late was truly sad.
🇨🇳 Mandarin
- 悲伤 (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Bēishāng
- IPA: /pei̯˥˩ʂɑŋ˥˥/
- Respell: Bei-shang
- 遗憾 (Sad in a sense of regret): Yíhàn
- IPA: /i̯˧˥xän˨˩˦/
- Respell: Yee-han
🇮🇳 Hindi
- दुःखी (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Dukhī
- IPA: /d̪ʊkʰiː/
- Respell: Dukhee
- पश्चाताप (Sad in a sense of regret): Pashchātāp
- IPA: /pəʂ.tʃʰaː.taːp/
- Respell: Pash-cha-taap
🇪🇸 Spanish
- Triste (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Triste
- IPA: /ˈtɾiste/
- Respell: Tris-te
- Arrepentido (Sad in a sense of regret): Arrepentido
- IPA: /arepenˈtiðo/
- Respell: Ar-re-pen-ti-do
🇫🇷 French
- Triste (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Triste
- IPA: /tʁist/
- Respell: Trist
- Regrettable (Sad in a sense of regret): Regrettable
- IPA: /ʁəgʁɛtabl/
- Respell: Re-gre-tabl
🇸🇦 Modern Standard Arabic
- حزين (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Hazin
- IPA: /ħaˈziːn/
- Respell: Ha-zeen
- نادم (Sad in a sense of regret): Nadim
- IPA: /naːdim/
- Respell: Na-deem
🇧🇩 Bengali
- দুঃখিত (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Duḥkhita
- IPA: /d̪uxit̪/
- Respell: Du-khi-ta
- পশ্চাত্তাপ (Sad in a sense of regret): Pashchāttāpa
- IPA: /pɔʃtʃat̪ap/
- Respell: Posh-cha-tap
🇷🇺 Russian
- Грустный (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Grustnyy
- IPA: /ɡrʊstˈnɨj/
- Respell: Grus-tnyj
- Сожаление (Sad in a sense of regret): Sozhaleniye
- IPA: /səʐɐˈlʲenʲɪje/
- Respell: So-za-le-ni-ye
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- Triste (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Triste
- IPA: /ˈtɾiʃt(ɨ)/
- Respell: Trish-te
- Arrependido (Sad in a sense of regret): Arrependido
- IPA: /ɐʁeˈpẽdidu/
- Respell: A-re-pen-di-do
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- Sedih (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Sedih
- IPA: /sədiʔ/
- Respell: Se-dih
- Menyesal (Sad in a sense of regret): Menyesal
- IPA: /mənəsal/
- Respell: Me-ne-sal
🇩🇪 German
- Traurig (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Traurig
- IPA: /ˈtʁaʊ̯ʁɪç/
- Respell: Trow-rig
- Bedauerlich (Sad in a sense of regret): Bedauerlich
- IPA: /bəˈdaʊ̯ɐlɪç/
- Respell: Be-dau-er-lich
🇯🇵 Japanese
- 悲しい (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Kanashii
- IPA: /kanaɕiː/
- Respell: Ka-na-shii
- 後悔する (Sad in a sense of regret): Kōkai suru
- IPA: /koːkai suru/
- Respell: Ko-kai su-ru
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- Buồn (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Buồn
- IPA: /ɓwən˧ˀ˨ʔ/
- Respell: Bwon
- Hối tiếc (Sad in a sense of regret): Hối tiếc
- IPA: /hoi˧ tiek˧˥/
- Respell: Hoi tiec
🇰🇷 Korean
- 슬픈 (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Seulpeun
- IPA: /sʰɯl.pʰɯn/
- Respell: Seul-peun
- 후회하는 (Sad in a sense of regret): Huhoehaneun
- IPA: /ɸu.ɦʷe.ha.nɯn/
- Respell: Hu-hoe-ha-neun
🇹🇷 Turkish
- Üzgün (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Üzgün
- IPA: /yzɟyn/
- Respell: Yz-gyn
- Pişman (Sad in a sense of regret): Pişman
- IPA: /piʃman/
- Respell: Pish-man
🇵🇰 Urdu
- اداس (Sad in a sense of feeling sorrow): Udaas
- IPA: /ʊdaːs/
- Respell: U-daas
- پچھتاوا (Sad in a sense of regret): Pachhtāvā
- IPA: /pəʈʂʈaːʋaː/
- Respell: Pa-chta-va
