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Unhappy

Unhappy Meaning & Definition
Unhappy Definition And Meaning

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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