sad

🇺🇸 /sæd/ 🇬🇧 /sæd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A1
adjective
A1

feeling or showing unhappiness

She felt sad when her friend moved away.

A1

causing unhappiness

It was a sad story that made everyone feel sad.

B2

bad or deserving blame

The sad fact is that he never cared, which made her sad.

R

boring or not cool

That sad old phone is not worth buying.

R

in bad condition

The sad-looking lettuce made the salad unappetizing.

translation

adj. feeling or showing unhappiness; causing unhappiness; bad or deserving blame; boring or not cool; in bad condition

Word Forms

Comparative sadder
Superlative saddest