Sad | Mean of sad in English Dictionary

/ˈsæd/

• not happy
1. He's feeling sad because his pet died.
2. People were sad that he was leaving.
3. The experience left her sadder but wiser.
4. big sad eyes
• causing a feeling of grief or unhappiness
1. Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness?
2. It'll be a sad day when you leave us.
3. a sad love song
4. a sad poem
5. a movie with a sad ending
6. He lived a sad life.
• causing feelings of disappointment or pity
1. The sad fact/truth of the matter is that they are right.
2. I live a pretty sad [=pathetic] life. I never go out on the weekend.
3. The government is in sad [=bad] shape.
4. The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.
5. He's a sad excuse for a father. [=he's not a good father]
6. a sad-looking birthday cake
7. We needed more money but, sad to say, there wasn't any.
8. Sad but true, we couldn't afford to go away for even a weekend at the beach.