feel sad about

Meaning

This phrase means to experience unhappiness, sorrow, or regret regarding a specific situation, event, or change in a relationship. It is used to share emotional vulnerability and discuss difficult moments with friends or partners.

Examples

• I still feel sad about our argument last night.

  I still feel sad about our argument last night.

• She feels sad about moving away and leaving her friends behind.

  She feels sad about moving away and leaving her friends behind.

• It is completely normal to feel sad about the end of a relationship.

  It is completely normal to feel sad about the end of a relationship.

• He felt sad about not being able to attend his best friend's wedding.

  He felt sad about not being able to attend his best friend's wedding.

• We both feel sad about how things turned out between us.

  We both feel sad about how things turned out between us.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I feel sad with the news.

  ✓ I feel sad about the news.

  We usually 'feel sad about' a situation, event, or decision, rather than 'with'.

• ✗ She feels sadly about her dog.

  ✓ She feels sad about her dog.

  'Feel' is a linking verb here, so it must be followed by the adjective 'sad', not the adverb 'sadly'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• You shouldn't ___ the breakup; it was for the best.

  💡 Experience sorrow or regret regarding.

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  feel sad about

• Many people ___ growing older and losing touch with childhood friends.

  💡 Expressing unhappiness about a situation.

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  feel sad about