jad

1. grief; sorrow; distress
   Posle razvoda je utapala jad u vinu. — After the divorce she drowned her sorrows in wine.
   Stari je umro od jada za sinom. — The old man died of grief for his son.
2. misery; wretchedness
   Ljudi u tom selu žive u jadu i siromaštvu. — People in that village live in misery and poverty.
3. colloq. derog. (of something bad, pitiful) a pathetic thing; a disgrace
   Ovaj film je pravi jad. — This film is truly pathetic.

The plural "jadi" usually means "troubles, woes".