how sad
Such a shame
How sad is a conventional expression of sympathy or dismay, responding to unfortunate news: How sad that she never got to see her grandchildren.
Used sarcastically, it dismisses something as unworthy of genuine concern: Oh, how sad, your yacht needs repairs.
The sarcastic use often implies the speaker finds the complaint trivial or the complainer unsympathetic.
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- broken heartEmotional pain from loss
- so sorryExpression of regret
- tearfulProne to weeping
grief · sorrow · what a shame · weeping · gloomy · despair · lonely · all alone · aching · miserable · downcast · blue · rainy day · crying · loss · lost love · heavy-hearted · heavy heart
- sympathyI'm sorry, I am sorry, my condolences, poor thing, what a shame
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
- lamentslamentation, wailing, keen, keening, lament