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(v)
(transitive) To make sad or unhappy.
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(adj)
Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)
Causing great sadness or suffering.
Causing feelings of sadness.
Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
Causing depression or sadness.
Both bitter and sweet.
Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
Alternative form of heavy-hearted. [(idiomatic) sad, melancholic.]
Of low quality.
Not happy; sad.
(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
Full of longing or yearning.
(n)
A wistful or melancholy longing.
(of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
Having an aching desire for one's beloved.
Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
(archaic) tragic
Having the characteristics of a tragicomedy
Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.
(literary) Affected with great sadness or depression.
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
(literary) Very sad or distressed, sorely upset.
(rare) Sad; sorrowful; gloomy.
(idiomatic) Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
Alternative form of heartrending. [That causes great grief, anguish or distress.]
Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
Despondent; moody; sullen.
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
Unhappy; despondent.
Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
Sad and dispirited.
Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
Having the emotion of dismay.
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
Discouraged, despairing.
Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
Synonym of bummed out.
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Causing more sober thought or concern.
An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
Causing sickness or disgust.
(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Anxious or uneasy.
(British spelling) disheartening
Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
(of a person, predicative only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy
Very bad.
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
That causes discouragement.
(Australian Aboriginal) Feeling shame; ashamed.
Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
Causing disappointment.
Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
That cries.
(chiefly of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.
The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Melancholy, sad.
Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
(chiefly US; informal in UK and Ireland) Angry, annoyed.