unhappy

un·hap·py

U0076000 (ŭn-hăp′ē)adj. un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·pi·est 1. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful: unhappy over his friend's departure.2. Not satisfied; displeased or discontented: unhappy with her raise.3. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky: an unhappy development.4. Not suitable; inappropriate: an unhappy choice of words.

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un·hap′pi·ly adv.un·hap′pi·ness n.

unhappy

(ʌnˈhæpɪ) adj, -pier or -piest1. not joyful; sad or depressed2. unfortunate or wretched: an unhappy fellow. 3. tactless or inappropriate: an unhappy remark. 4. archaic unfavourable unˈhappily adv unˈhappiness n

un•hap•py

(ʌnˈhæp i)

adj. -pi•er, -pi•est. 1. sad; miserable; wretched. 2. unfortunate; unlucky. 3. unfavorable; inauspicious: an unhappy omen. 4. infelicitous; unsuitable: an unhappy choice of words. [1250–1300] un•hap′pi•ly, adv. un•hap′pi•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"dysphoric, unhappy, distressed - generalized feeling of distressinfelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"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"- Christina Rossettisorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
	2.	unhappy - generalized feeling of distress dysphoric, distresseddejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
	3.	unhappy - causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	4.	unhappy - marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Seriesinfelicitousunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

unhappy

adjective1. sad, depressed, miserable, down, low, blue, gloomy, melancholy, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, long-faced, sorrowful, disconsolate, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal) Her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy.
sad happy, cheerful, joyful, content, satisfied, exuberant, good-humoured, genial, over the moon (informal), overjoyed, chirpy (informal), light-hearted2. unlucky, unfortunate, hapless, luckless, cursed, wretched, ill-omened, ill-fated I have already informed your unhappy father of your expulsion.
unlucky lucky, fortunate3. displeased, discontented, disgruntled, disappointed, dissatisfied, disapproving of He has been unhappy with his son's political leanings.
displeased pleased, satisfied4. inappropriate, awkward, clumsy, unsuitable, inept, ill-advised, tactless, ill-timed, injudicious, infelicitous, malapropos, untactful The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.
inappropriate becoming, suitable, apt, prudent, tactfulQuotations
"Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention" [Simone Weil Waiting on God]

unhappy

adjective1. In low spirits:blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, wistful.Idiom: down at the mouth.2. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune:hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unlucky, untoward.3. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression:awkward, ill-chosen, inappropriate, inept, infelicitous, unfortunate.

Translations

不幸福的不快乐的不快的不适当的

unhappy

(anˈhӕpi) adjective1. sad or miserable. He had an unhappy childhood. 不快樂的，不幸福的 不快的，不幸福的 2. regrettable. He has an unhappy knack of always saying the wrong thing. 令人遺憾的，不巧的 不适当的unˈhappiness noun 不快樂，不幸福 不快，不幸 unˈhappily adverb1. in a sad or miserable way. He stared unhappily at her angry face. 不快樂地 不幸地2. unfortunately. Unhappily, I shan't be able to see you tomorrow. 令人遺憾地 遗憾地

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