What is the meaning of sad?

adjective

  • 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
  • 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
  • Bad; unfortunate.
    • usage: "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
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