Bad and Saddened

Bad

Bad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: hearing about the world's miseries always makes him feel bad

Saddened and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saddened" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Saddened

Saddened adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: we were all saddened when our minister retired

Bad and saddened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Saddened".

Nearby Word: saddening

Both words in one sentence

  • Kindhearted Simpleton She considers this a rare quality in a man, and is saddened when she learns that he is to be sent to the king's asylum for insane nobles, a bad place.
  • Series / Life on Mars (2006) Philip Glenister did admit he was somewhat saddened by the retreat into 'Bad Cop'.
  • Tin Man At one point she even seems saddened and confused when she puts off a friend she's made at a library, and later on, she becomes deeply concerned with whether or not she'll "go bad" again and actually wires up an explosive to her processor.
    Source: Tin Man
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