sad

CEFRA1

/ˈsæd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling unhappy, often because something unpleasant has happened.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Emotionally negative., Appearing sorrowful.

Examples

  • We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.

  • When I woke up, I was sad.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Emotionally negative., Causing sorrow; lamentable.

  2. Emotionally negative.

  3. Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

More examples

In context

  • This is such a sad story.

  • It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.

  • The puppy had a sad little face.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate to Saterland Frisian sääd, West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German Low German satt, German satt. The interjection sense is a reference to frequent usage of the word as an interjection in the tweets of Q22686, American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021); a Trumpism.