Disappointed vs. Sad — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Disappointed and Sad
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Definitions
Disappointed
Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one's hopes or expectations
I'm disappointed in you, Mary
Thousands of disappointed customers were kept waiting
Sad
Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
They looked at her with sad, anxious faces
I was sad and subdued
Disappointed
Thwarted in hope, desire, or expectation.
Sad
Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
The show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Disappointed
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed.
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Sad
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.
Disappointed
Having had a marriage proposal rejected.
Sad
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness
A sad face.
Disappointed
Expressing or indicating disappointment.
A disappointed tone / face / silence
Sad
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing
A sad movie.
Sad news.
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Disappointed
Simple past tense and past participle of disappoint
Sad
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry
A sad state of affairs.
A sad excuse.
Disappointed
Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope.
Sad
Dark-hued; somber.
Disappointed
Unprepared; unequipped.
Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin,Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled.
Sad
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Disappointed
Disappointingly unsuccessful;
Disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
Their foiled attempt to capture Calais
Many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
His best efforts were thwarted
Sad
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
Sad
Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
Sad
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
Sad
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
Sad
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Sad
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Sad
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
Sad
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
Sad
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
Sad
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Sad
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Sad
To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
Sad
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,For unto them it is a bitter sweet.
Sad
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.
Sad
Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
Sad
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.
Sad
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come;Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
Sad
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
Sad
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
To make sorrowful; to sadden.
How it sadded the minister's spirits!
Sad
Seasonal affective disorder.
Sad
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
Sad
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
Sad
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
