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sad



sad because of what you have done SORRY
the feeling of sadness that you have when sb dies DIE
other emotions EMOTION
see also HAPPY
- not happy, or causing you not to be happy: sad (adverb sadly), unhappy (adverb unhappily); nouns (U): sadness, unhappiness
to look/feel sad about sth It makes me very unhappy that so few of my friends are willing to help. an unhappy state of affairs
- to make sb sad: sadden sb
Everyone was saddened by the news of her death.
- very unhappy, or causing you to feel very unhappy: miserable
a miserable night out
- unhappy or bored: (informal) fed up
I'm fed up with your endless complaints.
- to make sb unhappy: (informal) get* sb down
All this talk about illness and death is getting me down.
- very unhappy, often for a long period: depressed, (informal) low; noun (U): depression
This kind of life is enough to make anyone depressed! She's depressed about her exam results. I woke up feeling low. to suffer from depression
- to make sb feel depressed: depress sb; something that depresses you is depressing
That film really depressed me. depressing news
- worried and unhappy: upset; to make sb feel worried and unhappy: upset sb; something that upsets you is upsetting
She's feeling a bit upset - I think you should leave her alone for a while. Her sister's death has really upset her. a deeply upsetting experience
- unhappy and not satisfied: dissatisfied, discontented; nouns (U): dissatisfaction, discontent
- if you are feeling unhappy and angry, you are in a bad mood
- sad because sth that you hoped for has not happened: disappointed; noun (U): disappointment
I hope you won't be too disappointed that you haven't got the job.
- to make sb feel disappointed: disappoint sb; something that disappoints you is disappointing, a disappointment
Not getting into university has been a bitter disappointment to her.
- sad, or causing you to feel sad, because you are not with other people: lonely; noun (U): loneliness
a lonely existence in a London bedsit Are you often lonely?
- sad because you are away from home: homesick; noun (U): homesickness
- to feel unhappy because you have not got sth or cannot do sth that you once had or did: miss sth
We miss the house we used to live in. Now I work at home, I miss cycling to the office every day.
- to feel sad or unhappy because a person is not with you any more: miss sb
Will you miss me?
※—† unhappy about your own troubles
- to feel very unhappy about your own troubles: feel* sorry for yourself; this feeling: self-pity (noun U)
- a situation or feeling of total unhappiness, so that you have no hope that things will get better: despair (noun U); if you have this feeling, you are in despair
- so sad that you might even kill yourself: suicidal
When my business collapsed and I had to sell my house, I was overcome with despair and for a time I was almost suicidal.
※—† showing you are sad
- to produce water from your eyes, and make a noise, because you are unhappy or have hurt yourself: cry
Don't cry. I'm sure things will get better soon.
※ more on crying CRY
※—† sad situations
- if sth happens which you think is bad or unfortunate, you can say that you are sorry to hear it, sorry (that) ※€¦
I'm sorry to hear that you'll be leaving soon. I'm sorry you've been so ill.
- something that you should feel sad or sorry about is (formal) regrettable (adverb regrettably)
a regrettable incident/fact
- to show that you feel sorry about sth or that sth is a pity, you can say that it is unfortunate (adverb unfortunately)
It's unfortunate that you missed the meeting. Unfortunately, I can't help you because I haven't got any money either.
- to want sth that cannot now happen or that probably will not happen: wish (that) ※€¦
I wish you hadn't reminded me of that. I wish I didn't have these exams to revise for!
※ more on wishing WANT
- an event or situation that causes great sadness: tragedy (noun C/U); adjective: tragic (adverb tragically)
It's an absolute tragedy that the school has had to be closed. to end in tragedy a tragic accident
- if you feel sad for another person because of what has happened to them, you are sorry (for them)
- to try to stop sb feeling sad: comfort sb, console sb
- understanding of other people's feelings and problems: sympathy (for/towards sb) (noun U); adjective: sympathetic
She's had a hard time recently and I feel a lot of sympathy for her. a sympathetic look
※ more on being sympathetic SYMPATHY

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