sad sad /ˈsæd/

adjective

1. () Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness  ( sad )
   experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
    Feeling sad because his dog had died
   feeling sad because his dog had died
    Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
   Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
   
   
2. Bad; unfortunate  ( distressing , lamentable , pitiful , deplorable , sad , sorry )
   bad; unfortunate
    My finances were in a deplorable state
   my finances were in a deplorable state
    A lamentable decision
   a lamentable decision
    Her clothes were in sad shape
   her clothes were in sad shape
    A sorry state of affairs
   a sorry state of affairs
   
3. Of things that make you feel sad  ( sad )
   of things that make you feel sad
    Sad news
   sad news
    She doesn't like sad movies
   she doesn't like sad movies
    It was a very sad story
   it was a very sad story
    When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
   When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me