| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| mournful adj | (sad, sorrowful) | bedroefd, triest bn |
| | The mournful widow visited her husband's grave daily. |
| woeful adj | (situation: unhappy) | verdrietig, triest, droevig bn |
| | (figuurlijk: situatie) | ongelukkig bn |
| | The country's economic situation is woeful, with rising unemployment and a high cost of living. |
| plaintive adj | (lamenting) | klagend bn |
| | | treurig, triest, verdrietig bn |
| | The group heard a plaintive cry coming from the woods. |
| disconsolate adj | (dejected) | ontroostbaar bn |
| | | triest bn |
| dolorous adj | (painful or mournful) | pijnlijk bn |
| | | bedroefd, triest, droefgeestig bn |
| sad adj | (looking sorrowful) | triest, treurig, bedroefd, triestig bn |
| | Jim has a sad expression on his face. |
| depressed adj | (emotionally low, sad) | gedeprimeerd, neerslachtig, triest bn |
| | (informeel) | down bn |
| | John has been depressed since his wife left him. |
| miserable adj | (thing: pitiful, wretched) | erbarmelijk, triest bn |
| | The farmer lived in a miserable little hut. |
| pitiful adj | figurative (arousing contempt) (figuurlijk) | zielig bn |
| | | slecht bn |
| | (figuurlijk, informeel) | triest |
| | That's the most pitiful excuse I've ever heard. |
| melancholy adj | (person: sad) | neerslachtig bn |
| | | melancholiek bn |
| | | droevig, triest bn |
| | You look so melancholy - what's wrong? |
| woeful adj | (person: sad) | verdrietig, triest, droevig bn |
| | The actress plays the role of a woeful wife whose husband has mysteriously disappeared. |
| plangent adj | (mournful, sorrowful) | droevig, bedroefd, treurig, triest, verdrietig bn |
| blue adj | figurative (sad, melancholy) | depressief, triest bn |
| | Rainy days make me feel blue. |
| unhappy adj | (unfortunate) | triest, vervelend bn |
| | The couple lived in unhappy circumstances; they had both lost their jobs and money was tight. |
| tearful adj | (occasion: sad) | verdrietig, treurig, triest bn |
| | | bedroevend, droevig bn |
| | It's unfortunate that we have to meet on such a tearful occasion. |
| sorry adj | (sympathetic) | triest bn |
| | | spijtig bn |
| | I'm sorry to hear you're sick. |
| | I am sorry you failed your driving test. |
| | Ik vind het spijtig dat je ziek bent. |