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sad
nouns
a sad story/song/film
• He had listened patiently to his client’s sad story about her awful life.
sad news
• It was with great shock that we heard the sad news that he had died.
a sad fact
• It’s a sad fact that a significant amount of crime is committed by young people.
the sad truth
• The sad truth is that the new law will not deter criminals.
a sad day/time
• I’m really disappointed that this happened. It’s a sad day for football.
a sad case
• Take the sad case of Gary Marsh, who was badly injured during a match.
a sad ending
• The film has a sad ending.
the sad thing
(= the sad part of a situation )
• The sad thing is that there’s little we can do about the situation now.
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sad
not happy:
• She felt sad as she waved goodbye. • a sad and lonely figure • a sad face • a sad film
unhappy
sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time:
• I was unhappy at school. • an unhappy childhood • He’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.
homesick
[ not before noun ] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends:
• She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.
down
[ not before noun ] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason:
• Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes. • She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.
gloomy
looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather:
• Why are you all looking so gloomy? • the gloomy immigration office • a gloomy afternoon in February
dejected/downcast
looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen:
• ‘I didn’t pass,’ he said, looking dejected. • a downcast expression • He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.
mournful
especially literary looking or sounding sad:
• the dog’s big mournful eyes • the mournful sound of the church bell • a mournful expression
glum
looking sad and disappointed:
• Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time. • They sat in glum silence.
wistful
especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different:
• She looked at him with a wistful smile.
very sad
miserable
very sad, especially because you are lonely, cold, ill, or upset – used about people and periods of time:
• I felt miserable and blamed myself for what had happened. • Her life was miserable. • I had a miserable time at college.
depressed
very sad and without hope for a long time, because things are wrong in your life or because of a medical condition:
• After his wife left him, he became depressed and refused to talk to anyone.
heartbroken
extremely sad because of something that has happened to someone or something that you care about very much:
• She was heartbroken when her dog died.
distressed/distraught
very upset because of something bad that has happened, so that you cannot think clearly:
• She was very distressed when he left her. • The boy’s hospital bed was surrounded by distraught relatives.
devastated
[ not before noun ] extremely sad and shocked, because something very bad has happened:
• The whole town was devastated by the tragedy.
COLLOCATIONS CHECK
sad
person/expression/story/song/film
unhappy
person/expression/childhood/marriage
gloomy
person/expression/place/weather
dejected/downcast
person/expression
mournful
sound/eyes/expression
Longman-Thesaurus
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adj. unhappy VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, grow | make sb This music always makes me sad. ADV. all, desperately, immensely, particularly, profoundly, really, unbearably, very I called Mum, sounding all sad and pathetic. | almost | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | strangely PREP. about She was still feeling very sad about her father's death. causing unhappiness VERBS be, seem | find sth ADV. deeply, extremely, intensely, particularly, profoundly, really, terribly, unutterably, very a deeply sad occasion | a bit, a little, quite, rather a rather sad story
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