[sad] 
| 1. | affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away. |
| 2. | expressive of or characterized by sorrow: sad looks; a sad song. |
| 3. | causing sorrow: a sad disappointment; sad news. |
| 4. | (of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab. |
| 5. | deplorably bad; sorry: a sad attempt. |
| 6. | Obsolete. firm or steadfast. |
[sahd] | the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet. |
| seasonal affective disorder. |
| recurrent winter depression characterized by oversleeping, overeating, and irritability, and relieved by the arrival of spring or by light therapy. Abbreviation: SAD |
| sad (sād) adj. sad·der, sad·dest
[Middle English, weary, sorrowful, from Old English sæd, sated, weary; see sā- in Indo-European roots.] sad'ly adv., sad'ness n. Synonyms: These adjectives mean affected with or marked by unhappiness, as that caused by affliction. Sad is the most general: "Better by far you should forget and smile/Than that you should remember and be sad" (Christina Rossetti). |
| SAD abbr. seasonal affective disorder |
| seasonal affective disorder n. Abbr. SAD A form of depression occurring at certain seasons of the year, especially when the individual has less exposure to sunlight. |
| Main Entry: | SAD |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See seasonal affective disorder |
SAD abbr.
seasonal affective disorder
seasonal affective disorder sea·son·al affective disorder (sē'zə-nəl)
n.
Abbr. SAD
A mild form of depression occurring at certain seasons of the year, especially depression that recurs in winter and that is characterized by loss of energy and sexual drive, restlessness, and often by a craving for carbohydrates.
| seasonal affective disorder (sē'zə-nəl) Pronunciation Key
A mood disorder that occurs during seasons when exposure to sunlight is limited, characterized by symptoms of depression. |
| SAD seasonal affective disorder |