Read the dictionary definition of sad. All definitions for this word.
1. bad; unfortunate
1. my finances were in a deplorable state
2. a lamentable decision
3. her clothes were in sad shape
4. a sorry state of affairs
2. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
1. feeling sad because his dog had died
2. Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
3. of things that make you feel sad
1. sad news
2. she doesn't like sad movies
3. it was a very sad story
4. When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me