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- [sahd]
- /sɑd/
- /sæd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahd]
- /sɑd/
Definitions of sad word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of SAD Systems Analysis Definition 3
- noun sad the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet. 1
- adjective sad looking sorrowful 1
- adjective sad lamentable 1
- adjective sad in poor condition 1
- adjective sad uncool 1
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Origin of sad
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
From Arabic
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sad popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sad usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sad
adj sad
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- ass in a sling — (Idiomatic) (mildly vulgar) An uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble, especially a state of affairs resulting from one's own ill-considered actions.
- atrabilious — irritable
- attritional — a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
- back to the wall — (Idiomatic) (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.
noun sad
- cabin fever — If you describe someone as having cabin fever, you mean that they feel restless and irritable because they have been indoors in one place for too long.
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- climbing wall — a specially constructed wall with recessed and projecting holds to give practice in rock climbing; a feature of many sports centres
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
adjective sad
- acherontic — Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.
- contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- dejecting — (rare) present participle of deject.
- demoralised — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
Antonyms for sad
adj sad
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- aflush — (archaic, or, poetic) flushed, blushing.
- aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
- ahead of the game — in the position of winning, esp. in gambling
adjective sad
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- conversible — Capable of being converted.
- elated — Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased.
- elvish — Of or having to do with elves.
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