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[ uhn-hap-ee ] / ʌnˈhæp i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unhappy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·pi·est.sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy? unfortunate; unlucky: an unhappy incident. unfavorable; inauspicious: an unhappy omen. infelicitous; unsuitable: an unhappy choice of words. Archaic. causing trouble; reprehensible; troublesome. Origin of unhappy1250–1300; Middle English: causing misfortune, objectionable; see un-1, happy SYNONYMS FOR unhappy1 sorrowful, downcast, cheerless, distressed. 2 hapless. 3 unpropitious. 4 inappropriate, inapt. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unhappy ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM unhappyun·hap·pi·ly, adverbun·hap·pi·ness, nounWords nearby unhappyunhampered, unhand, unhandled, unhandsome, unhandy, unhappy, unharmed, unharness, unhasp, unhatched, UNHCR Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unhappyThey are mean, unhappy and inspired only by their fatal selfishness. Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jackson had several notable confrontations with cadets who were unhappy with him or who felt he had been unjust. Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Finally came the day she told her parents she was too unhappy to return. Drawing on the Memories of Syrian Women|Masha Hamilton|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yes, the stock market is booming but overwhelmingly Americans are unhappy with their economic situation—and for good reason. Voters Remind D.C. That the Economy Still Sucks|Stuart Stevens|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bethany Mandel, a former editor at the conservative Commentary, first pointed out this unhappy coincidence on Twitter. Klutzy Conservative Jewish Outreach at the Values Voter Summit|Ben Jacobs|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her father was uneasy about her; he feared she was either ill or unhappy, and consulted his sensible old mother. The Gold that Glitters|Emily Sarah Holt To tell the truth, poor Carry, being so unhappy, did not take pains to conciliate her neighbours. The Ladies Lindores, Vol. 2(of 3)|Margaret Oliphant Besides, I should have gone to that unhappy man all the same as I thought him in danger of death.' Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola Accordingly he wasn't nearly as unhappy as he thought he was; not, at any rate, till the moment came for going solitary to bed. I began to think that these unhappy creatures also could be helped. What Shall We Do?|Leo Tolstoy
British Dictionary definitions for unhappy
adjective -pier or -piestnot joyful; sad or depressed unfortunate or wretchedan unhappy fellow tactless or inappropriatean unhappy remark archaic unfavourable Derived forms of unhappyunhappily, adverbunhappiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unhappydepressed, miserable, sorry, troubled, despondent, bleak, blue, cheerless, crestfallen, dejected, destroyed, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, down, downbeat, downcast, dreary, gloomy, grim |