In my language there is. I know some words like lugubrious, gloomy, dejecting, but all dictionaries simply define them as “sad”, the connotation is probably only understandable to a native speaker
Edit: I specifically refer to words describing people, not situations, “tragic” kinda doesn’t work. Phrases won’t work either, I need a single word
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Normally sarcasm is a tone thing in english, they generally dont have their own words
Forlorn
“Got the morbs”
Upsetti is the one that my partner and I uses.
“Pathetic.” It literally means inspiring strong feelings, so in older works it is used for things that are strikingly sad, but today it has a strong connotation of contempt.
If you say “gloom, despair, and agony on me” about 50% of the people will recognize your sarcasm, and about 50% will look at you like you’re an idiot.
i’m a big fan of “bummer”
They used to call people a gloomy Gus.
It all depends on how the word is said, but I could probably build a case for “miserable”
Melancholy? Also downer, drag or buzzkill might work.
Their mood is in the shitter….. maybe that’s a bit too local/ regional tho.
For describing a person? From a British English perspective I think maybe ‘moping’ or ‘mopey’, would fit the bill in terms of not being a serious way to describe somebody who is sad, being slightly dismissive of them in a jokey way. Or you have words to describe somebody who cries often, like ‘weepy’, ‘blubbering’ or the slightly more formal ‘lachrymose’ (since using a very elaborate word in a normal context can indicate sarcasm). You could also go for slightly silly sounding words, like ‘glum’, or a very old-fashioned word like ‘maudlin’. A lot of sarcasm is contextual, and like previous commenters said linked to tone more than specific words.
Sarcasm is about tone and context, not word choice. However, if you’re looking for words to convey a small or unserious sadness, I suggest “pouty,” or ” boo-boo faced.”
I am assuming you’re looking for a word that isn’t slang?
Maybe “pitiful?”
Feeling kind of blue
Maudlin.
How has no one said “emo?” I’ll also add Debbie Downer.
More like phrases. “Should I call you a whambulence”? Or “let’s throw you a pity party”.
Mopey
Debbie Downer
I’m so sad for you, or variations can be used as sarcasm, even just the word sad, based on tone and context
Calling someone “sunshine” or “smiley” if they’re being a black cloud would be sarcastic. I’m not sure I’m entirely clear on the context though.
Melodramatic is when the person is overly emoting for a given situation.
ETA: what’s the word in your native language? If I read the definition of it I might be able to figure out an English equivalent.
I often use “crestfallen” in sarcastic contexts, but as another comment has pointed out, sarcasm is generally conveyed as a tone in English, there aren’t really particular words that are sarcastic synonyms of others.
But, using a less common or “old-timey” word like crestfallen can help convey that tone.
Butthurt
I, a native English speaker, just learned lugubrious was a word.
You may be looking for the word surly.
“Petulant” is a sarcastic word for “upset”
Melancholy
A “Gloomy Gus” is an old-timey thing to call someone jokingly, or to ask, “Why the long face?”
In New Mexico we say butt-hurt.
Bit of a downer, innit?
Emo
Can you give an example?
Sad sack.
Womp Womp
“Waah.”
It’s a phrase, but “the world’s tiniest violin” is used when sarcastically expressing pity.
If we’re talking internet slang, I’d go with sadge or copium
Saaaaad
Words aren’t sarcastic.bit’s the delivery that makes them so.
i usually use something like ‘despondent’ to imply a sense of disproportionate drama but it’s more a case of ‘in this sentence this word sticks out’, not that the word specifically is sarcastic
Pity. Said sarcastically.
“Upset” is usually used with irony in speech
Sarcastic means when the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning. So for sad, I’d say something like “you seem really happy”, in a sarcastic tone. So depending on context and tone, happy can be a sarcastic word intended to mean sad.
Might need more context… are you looking to belittle someone else’s claims of sadness or lightheartedly state you are sad when you’re not really
Either way, adding an exaggerated “so” in front of “sad” would do the trick.
“Oh, my mortal enemy got in trouble with the boss? I’m soooooo sad for them.”
“Oh, school was canceled today? I’m sooooo sad”
In the U.K. it might be “oh diddums…”
Down.
Like feeling down.
We’d just call someone a party pooper, sad-sack, gloomy Gus, in need of a Wambulance, Debbie Downer, or something alongthose lines if we’re being sarcastic. I think more context would help get us pointed in the right direction. Like write a sentence and put sad.
I do feel like tragic might work. Someone said “bummer” and that one is pretty good. You can definitely call someone a bummer if they’re bringing the mood down.
boohoo
Mopey always had a distinctly sarcastic feel to me although as others point out its largely about the tone and delivery.
The morbs
I mean, it’s more than one word, but ‘Boo hoo’ is pretty sarcastic.
SadSack works for me i loved his comics.
idk if there’s a word that matches up perfectly, but we might say something like “aw, you poor thing” to communicate the same idea
emo
Doom and gloom I use in Scotland.