Sadness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

the state of being sad

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈædnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈadnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈadnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈædnəs/.

Examples

she tired of his perpetual sadness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sorrowfulness gloominess sorrow unhappiness lugubriousness

Antonyms

happiness

Parts of Speech

noun	emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
noun	the state of being sad “she tired of his perpetual sadness”
noun	the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

Word Forms

sad	adjective	experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - Christina Rossetti
unhappy	adjective	generalized feeling of distress
sorrow	verb	feel grief
sorrowful	adjective	experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; ; ; ; - Proverbs 14:13
gloomy	adjective	filled with melancholy and despondency
lugubrious	adjective	excessively mournful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Traurigkeit

Emotionen, die man erlebt, wenn man sich nicht in einem Zustand des Wohlbefindens befindet

🇫🇷French

tristesse

émotions ressenties lorsqu'on n'est pas dans un état de bien-être

🇪🇸Spanish

tristeza

emociones experimentadas cuando no se está en un estado de bienestar

🇮🇹Italian

tristezza

emozioni vissute quando non si è in uno stato di benessere

🇳🇱Dutch

droefheid

emoties die worden ervaren wanneer ze zich niet in een staat van welzijn bevinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

tristeza

emoções experimentadas quando não está em um estado de bem-estar

🇷🇺Russian

грусть

эмоции, испытываемые в неблагополучном состоянии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदासी

स्वस्थ्य अवस्था में न होने पर अनुभव की गई भावनाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

দুঃখ

সুস্থ অবস্থায় না থাকার সময় আবেগ অনুভব করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சோகம்

நல்வாழ்வில் இல்லாதபோது அனுபவிக்கும் உணர்ச்சிகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విచారం

శ్రేయస్సు స్థితిలో లేనప్పుడు అనుభవించిన భావోద్వేగాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

दुःख

आरोग्याच्या स्थितीत नसताना अनुभवलेल्या भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસી

જ્યારે સુખાકારીની સ્થિતિમાં ન હોય ત્યારે અનુભવાયેલી લાગણીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಃಖ

ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഃഖം

സുഖമില്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥയിൽ അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്ന വികാരങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀ

ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ 'ਤੇ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

اداسی

جذبات کا تجربہ اس وقت ہوتا ہے جب تندرستی کی حالت میں نہ ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悲伤

不处于健康状态时所经历的情绪

🇯🇵Japanese

悲しみ

健康な状態にないときに経験する感情

🇰🇷Korean

비애

웰빙 상태가 아닐 때 경험하는 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nỗi buồn

những cảm xúc trải qua khi không ở trong trạng thái hạnh phúc

🇹🇭Thai

ความโศกเศร้า

อารมณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นเมื่อไม่อยู่ในสภาพที่เป็นอยู่ที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesedihan

emosi yang dialami ketika tidak dalam keadaan sejahtera

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

mga damdaming nararanasan kapag wala sa estado ng kagalingan

🇲🇾Malay

kesedihan

emosi yang dialami apabila tidak berada dalam keadaan sihat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحزن

المشاعر التي تمر بها عندما لا تكون في حالة من الرفاهية

🇮🇷Persian

غم و اندوه

احساساتی که زمانی که در حالت خوب نیستند تجربه می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

üzüntü

iyi durumda olmadığında yaşanan duygular

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֶצֶב

רגשות שחווים כאשר אינם במצב של רווחה

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