sad meaning and definition

SAD adjective

Definition of sad (adjective)

1. 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
   • antonym: glad
2. 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
3. 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, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sorry