sad

Adjective

• bad; unfortunate
  • my finances were in a deplorable state
    
  • a lamentable decision
    
  • her clothes were in sad shape
    
  • a sorry state of affairs
    

• of things that make you feel sad
  • sad news
    
  • she doesn't like sad movies
    
  • it was a very sad story
    
  • When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me- Christina Rossetti
    

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
  • feeling sad because his dog had died
    
  • Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad- Christina Rossetti
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  deplorable , distressing , lamentable , pitiful , sorry