Sad vs. Emo — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sad and Emo
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Sad
Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
They looked at her with sad, anxious faces
I was sad and subdued
Emo
Emo is a rock music genre characterized by an emphasis on emotional expression, sometimes through confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of post-hardcore from the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement in Washington, D.C., where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace.
Sad
Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
The show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Emo
Rock music characterized by confessional lyrics about emotional topics.
Sad
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.
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Emo
A particular style of hardcore punk rock
Sad
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness
A sad face.
Emo
An individual of people associated with that subculture and musical style.
Sad
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing
A sad movie.
Sad news.
Emo
Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional
Sad
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry
A sad state of affairs.
A sad excuse.
Emo
An individual of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock.
Sad
Dark-hued; somber.
Emo
A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo.
Sad
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Emo
Emotional; sensitive.
Sad
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
Emo
Depressed.
Sad
Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
Emo
Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
Sad
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
Sad
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
Sad
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Sad
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Sad
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
Sad
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
Sad
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
Sad
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Sad
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Sad
To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
Sad
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,For unto them it is a bitter sweet.
Sad
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.
Sad
Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
Sad
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.
Sad
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come;Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
Sad
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
Sad
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
To make sorrowful; to sadden.
How it sadded the minister's spirits!
Sad
Seasonal affective disorder.
Sad
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;
Feeling sad because his dog had died
Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
Sad
Of things that make you feel sad;
Sad news
She doesn't like sad movies
It was a very sad story
When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
Sad
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
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