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adjective

as in sad
feeling unhappiness we were all saddened when our minister retired

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saddened

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verb

past tense of sadden
as in depressed
to make sad the arrival of winter always saddens me

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Recent Examples of saddened
Verb
The nonprofit said it was saddened that the whales would remain in captivity, but acknowledged the move would likely improve their immediate welfare after years of deteriorating conditions at Marineland. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 Forte was stunned to learn that the tower was closed to the public and saddened to see its sorry state. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 And so the Mississippi River has been this flow of commerce both up and down the river for a long time, but I was really saddened to hear how much of that commerce was people. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Parishioners at Saint Agnes said they were saddened by the schism and would continue to pray for a united church. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 By the journey’s end, I was incredibly saddened that my Valhalla experience had come to an end after two whole days of driving. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Ryan Carson, the CEO of Untangle, which provides legal workflow software for divorce attorneys, said in a post on X he was saddened by Petersen’s opinion. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Mahomes’ knee injury saddened him, however. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 Their owners, meanwhile, were all sent to texts claiming their dog had unexpectedly, but peacefully, passed away overnight, that Sit was saddened by their loss and would give them refunds and that the dogs had been cremated. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddened
  1. sad
  2. depressed
  3. heartbroken
  4. troubled
  5. unhappy
  6. worried
  7. sorry
  8. concerned
Adjective
  • Nostalgic, proud and, yeah, a little sad too, that the decade-long journey of making Stranger Things has come to an end.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • In the comments, fans expressed conflicted feelings about the ride’s closure, with some excited for the new version and others sad to hear the original Kumba ride will soon be no more.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of sad
Verb
  • In addition, the way graduation rates are reported across BIE schools was changed to address flawed data collection that previously depressed the numbers.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Rising costs of components, supply chain constraints, and weaker consumer demand that are all partly linked to the Iran war have depressed smartphone sales in much of the continent, resulting in the slowest growth of shipments to Africa in two years, research firm Omdia said.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • The feud shows no signs of ending, and Kate Middleton is reportedly heartbroken over it.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 18 July 2026
  • In 2017, administrators at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh were heartbroken to learn that hundreds of rare books, art prints and maps worth more than $8 million had been purloined from its rare books room.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Verb
  • Reaction to Vatican excommunication De Piante said a handful of families skipped the first Sunday mass after the Vatican’s declaration because they were troubled by the news.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Our conversation also forced me to confront something that has long troubled me about the public debate surrounding health equity.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • Brigitte Bardot, a very unhappy wife, is the Penelope stand-in.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Given the players’ high-profile status, there is a giant spotlight on the process, with plenty of unhappy fans questioning why the SEC determined both moves were made for athletic purposes.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of unhappy
Verb
  • Earlier this year, investors worried artificial intelligence would disrupt the industry.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • But fighting that erupted in the Middle East days later upended that trajectory, pushing bond yields and mortgage rates higher as investors worried the conflict would keep oil prices and inflation elevated.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • This Society is only for the married women of Independence, sorry, babe.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • America appears to be in the midst of an outbreak of—I’m sorry, but there’s no better way to say this—explosive diarrhea.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of sorry
Verb
  • But American lawmakers are concerned and are sounding the alarm that commercially available adtech data and mobile communication networks aren’t secure enough to prevent that kind of spying.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • The 911 center took a call Wednesday night from a parent concerned that their adult child may be in danger.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of concerned

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