Sad vs. Frown
Difference Between Sad and Frown
Sadadjective
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Frownnoun
A facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration.
Sadadjective
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.Frownnoun
A facial expression in which the corners of the mouth are pointed down.
Sadadjective
Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.Frownverb
(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.
She frowned when I told her the news.Sadadjective
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.Frownverb
To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon.Sadadjective
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.Frownverb
(transitive) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
Let us frown the impudent fellow into silence.Sadadjective
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Frownverb
(transitive) To communicate by frowning.
Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal.Sadadjective
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Frownnoun
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
Sadadjective
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
Frownverb
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
Sadadjective
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
Sadadjective
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sadadjective
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!Sadadjective
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Sadadjective
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
sad breadSadadjective
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;
feeling sad because his dog had diedBetter by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sadSadadjective
of things that make you feel sad;
sad newsshe doesn't like sad moviesit was a very sad storyWhen I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for meSadadjective
bad; unfortunate;
my finances were in a deplorable statea lamentable decisionher clothes were in sad shapea sorry state of affairs
