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      sad
      noun
      Alternative form of saad (“Arabic letter”). [The letter ص in the Arabic script.]
      (medicine) Initialism of seasonal affective disorder. [(psychology) A form of depression associated with the lack of natural light during the winter months.]
      (psychology) Initialism of social anxiety disorder. [(clinical psychology, psychiatry) An anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.]
      Initialism of standard American diet.
      (US) Initialism of Special Activities Division.
      (Indian politics) Initialism of Shiromani Akali Dal (Indian political party)
      (X-ray crystallography) Initialism of single-wavelength anomalous dispersion.
      verb
      (transitive, archaic) To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
      adjective
      Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
      Appearing sorrowful.
      (heading) Emotionally negative.
      Causing sorrow; lamentable.
      Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
      (slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
      Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
      (dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
      (obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
      (obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
      (obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
      (obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
      (obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
      Synonyms for sad
      heavyheartedadjlamentableadjdistressingadjsorrowfuladjpitifuladjtristesaddeningvdeplorableadjdumpishadjsaddenedvmournfuladjdolefuladjsorryadjwoebegoneadjdepressingadjunhappyadjdolorousadjmelancholynmelancholicncheerlessadjgrievingadjruefuladjsomberadj
      Words related to sad
      sorrowedndolefulnessnheartbreakingadjsadnessngrievedvsorrowfulnessnwailfuladjheartbrokenadjtragicaladjdisconsolateadjheartsickadjdespondentadjheartbrokenlyadvtragicadjdolorousnessnsorrowingadjregretfuladj

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