About The Word Unhappy
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Unhappy
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What's The Definition Of Unhappy?
[adj] generalized feeling of distress
[adj] marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series [adj] 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" [adj] causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth" Synonyms | Synonyms for Unhappy: bad | distressed | dysphoric | homesick | infelicitous | lovesick | miserable | nostalgic | sorry | suffering | unfortunate | unpleasant | wretched Related Terms | Find terms related to Unhappy: See Also | cheerless | dejected | discontent(p) | discontented | joyless | sad | sorrowful | uncheerful | unhappy Unhappy In Webster's Dictionary \Un*hap"py\, a.
1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs
have taken an unhappy turn.
2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad;
sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by
misconduct.
3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy
day. ``The unhappy morn.'' --Milton.
4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak. --
{Un*hap"pi*ly}, adv. -- {Un*hap"pi*ness}, n.
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