sads

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noun

Sadness or melancholy.

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sads1

nounthe sads pl (plural only)
  1. colloquialpluralplural onlySadness or melancholy.

    Lauris also tells the story of her putting some of her M&Ms into a bottle and calling them "Happiness Pills," which she sweetly offered when Martha had an episode of the Sads."

    1996, David C. Treadway, Dead Reckoning: A Therapist Confronts His Own Grief, page 94
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    When parents start to feel sad vibes coming through most of the time and think, 'I don't know you any more', there's likely to be more going on than an ordinary bout of the sads.

    2009, Leanne Rowe et al., I Just Want You To Be Happy, page 9

    Synonyms: saddies

sads2

noun
  1. pluralplural of sad (the Arabic letter)

sads3

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of sad

SADs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of SAD

SADS5

nounSADS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of sudden adult death syndrome.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of swine acute diarrhea syndrome.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSadness or melancholy.

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Origin

sads · noun

From sad + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum).

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sads · noun

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sads · verb

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APA

sads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sads

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“sads.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sads. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sads,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sads.

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