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单词 unhappy
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Definition of unhappy in English:

unhappy

adjectiveunhappier, unhappiestʌnˈhapiˌənˈhæpi
  • 1Not happy.

    an unhappy marriage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If all they've done is suffer an unhappy marriage, we should leave them to their marital misery.
    • Let us assume one child is reasonably happy, well adjusted and the other is unhappy.
    • An unhappy and frustrated mother is going to lead to a miserable child.
    • He tells her that he is desperately unhappy and that his marriage is over.
    • I have been fortunate enough to have had more happy hours than unhappy ones.
    • There are things external to us and internal to us that makes us happy or unhappy.
    • Williams is to play an unhappy housewife who decides a lobotomy will cure her depression.
    • Her motto hasn't made her happy, but she's never made herself unhappy by being untrue to herself.
    • This book also reminds parents of the impact of divorce or an unhappy marriage on children.
    • I was still unhappy, at times mildly depressed, and on top of that I was getting angry on a regular basis.
    • One in five people actually say they are depressed or unhappy, and report high levels of stress.
    • A young man looks back over his unhappy marriage and struggles to come to terms with his wife's suicide.
    • He never told me he was unhappy in his marriage and I never got that impression.
    • The only difference is that at Christmas we are more aware of how happy or unhappy we are.
    • She responded by encouraging Eliza to leave her unhappy marriage and her new baby.
    • Bibliotherapy is making a lot of people rich, but it is making unhappy people happier?
    • I realised that it took much to make her happy but she could become unhappy in a fraction of a second.
    • He's deeply, deeply unhappy, and he couldn't see himself being happy at the end.
    • We had one girl in who hates hospitals and was so unhappy and sullen when she arrived.
    • After all, in blogging all families are happy and unhappy in precisely the same way.
    Synonyms
    sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, morose, regretful, broken-hearted, heartbroken, down, downcast, dispirited, downhearted, heavy-hearted, crestfallen, depressed, melancholy, blue, gloomy, glum, mournful, despairing, doleful, forlorn, woebegone, woeful, tearful, long-faced, joyless, cheerless, out of sorts
    informal down in the mouth, down in the dumps, fed up, grumpy
    rare lachrymose
    1. 1.1unhappy at/about/with Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)
      many were unhappy about the scale of the cuts
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If youngsters are unhappy with the state of the country, they have only themselves to blame.
      • Local activists are very, very unhappy at the way his situation has been handled.
      • I had no indication that people were unhappy with the method of consultation and I must apologise for it.
      • It's not that I'm unhappy about the situation, but it does feel a wee bit overwhelming sometimes.
      • Wellington himself became increasingly tired, irritable and unhappy with his situation.
      • The Asian and African churches who needed the support were unhappy with this attitude.
      • The teachers were unhappy about the situation and shared the unease of parents in relation to the matter.
      • A similar number were unhappy with their bosses and the way their companies operated.
      • I'm still very unhappy about the situation and I'm making more of an effort to find a new job.
      • I guess I should have added that if you're unhappy with a link, then just mail me and I'll take it off here!
      • Doctors were unhappy with her condition and induced her, but did not expect the baby to arrive until Boxing Day.
      • Demand the right to terminate your contract at short notice if you are unhappy with the agency's performance.
      • You may want to change network if you are unhappy with the service, or if most of your friends and family are on another network.
      • I am very unhappy with him, because I don't think he is always being honest about his motives.
      • He has been unhappy with criticism of his decision not to return to Washington immediately after the attack.
      • This is the icing on a cake of me being increasingly unhappy with my career.
      • The fact that so many women are unhappy with their bodies is evidence that the strategy of the beauty industry has worked.
      • They were unhappy with Roberts' decision and the methods that he used to shut down the paper.
      • He later urged people to write to him or the courts if they are unhappy with the sentencing of criminals.
      • There was no falling out but I was annoyed and very unhappy with the situation.
      Synonyms
      dissatisfied, displeased, discontented, disappointed, disgruntled
      disapproving of
      British informal not best pleased
  • 2Unfortunate.

    an unhappy coincidence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At this point it has been a mixture of some vision and some happy and unhappy accidents.
    Synonyms
    unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, hapless, ill-starred, ill-fated, star-crossed, ill-omened, doomed, blighted, wretched, miserable
    disadvantageous, adverse
    informal jinxed
 
 

Definition of unhappy in US English:

unhappy

adjectiveˌənˈhæpiˌənˈhapē
  • 1Not happy.

    an unhappy marriage
    Aunt Millie looked unhappy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Let us assume one child is reasonably happy, well adjusted and the other is unhappy.
    • We had one girl in who hates hospitals and was so unhappy and sullen when she arrived.
    • I have been fortunate enough to have had more happy hours than unhappy ones.
    • This book also reminds parents of the impact of divorce or an unhappy marriage on children.
    • I was still unhappy, at times mildly depressed, and on top of that I was getting angry on a regular basis.
    • I realised that it took much to make her happy but she could become unhappy in a fraction of a second.
    • One in five people actually say they are depressed or unhappy, and report high levels of stress.
    • After all, in blogging all families are happy and unhappy in precisely the same way.
    • He's deeply, deeply unhappy, and he couldn't see himself being happy at the end.
    • Williams is to play an unhappy housewife who decides a lobotomy will cure her depression.
    • He tells her that he is desperately unhappy and that his marriage is over.
    • Her motto hasn't made her happy, but she's never made herself unhappy by being untrue to herself.
    • He never told me he was unhappy in his marriage and I never got that impression.
    • A young man looks back over his unhappy marriage and struggles to come to terms with his wife's suicide.
    • Bibliotherapy is making a lot of people rich, but it is making unhappy people happier?
    • She responded by encouraging Eliza to leave her unhappy marriage and her new baby.
    • There are things external to us and internal to us that makes us happy or unhappy.
    • An unhappy and frustrated mother is going to lead to a miserable child.
    • If all they've done is suffer an unhappy marriage, we should leave them to their marital misery.
    • The only difference is that at Christmas we are more aware of how happy or unhappy we are.
    Synonyms
    sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, morose, regretful, broken-hearted, heartbroken, down, downcast, dispirited, downhearted, heavy-hearted, crestfallen, depressed, melancholy, blue, gloomy, glum, mournful, despairing, doleful, forlorn, woebegone, woeful, tearful, long-faced, joyless, cheerless, out of sorts
    1. 1.1unhappy at/about/withpredicative Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)
      many were unhappy about the scale of the cuts
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I guess I should have added that if you're unhappy with a link, then just mail me and I'll take it off here!
      • This is the icing on a cake of me being increasingly unhappy with my career.
      • The teachers were unhappy about the situation and shared the unease of parents in relation to the matter.
      • He has been unhappy with criticism of his decision not to return to Washington immediately after the attack.
      • I had no indication that people were unhappy with the method of consultation and I must apologise for it.
      • Wellington himself became increasingly tired, irritable and unhappy with his situation.
      • Local activists are very, very unhappy at the way his situation has been handled.
      • The fact that so many women are unhappy with their bodies is evidence that the strategy of the beauty industry has worked.
      • A similar number were unhappy with their bosses and the way their companies operated.
      • You may want to change network if you are unhappy with the service, or if most of your friends and family are on another network.
      • I am very unhappy with him, because I don't think he is always being honest about his motives.
      • Doctors were unhappy with her condition and induced her, but did not expect the baby to arrive until Boxing Day.
      • There was no falling out but I was annoyed and very unhappy with the situation.
      • It's not that I'm unhappy about the situation, but it does feel a wee bit overwhelming sometimes.
      • If youngsters are unhappy with the state of the country, they have only themselves to blame.
      • I'm still very unhappy about the situation and I'm making more of an effort to find a new job.
      • They were unhappy with Roberts' decision and the methods that he used to shut down the paper.
      • The Asian and African churches who needed the support were unhappy with this attitude.
      • Demand the right to terminate your contract at short notice if you are unhappy with the agency's performance.
      • He later urged people to write to him or the courts if they are unhappy with the sentencing of criminals.
      Synonyms
      dissatisfied, displeased, discontented, disappointed, disgruntled
    2. 1.2 Unfortunate.
      an unhappy coincidence
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At this point it has been a mixture of some vision and some happy and unhappy accidents.
      Synonyms
      unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, hapless, ill-starred, ill-fated, star-crossed, ill-omened, doomed, blighted, wretched, miserable
 
 
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