Definition of únhappy Únhappy

/ʌnhæˈpi/ - [unhatpee] - un•hap•py

We found 13 definitions of únhappy from 6 different sources.

What does únhappy mean?

WordNet

Adjective unhappy, unhappier, unhappiest
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"
		happy well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"
		dejected affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
		discontent, discontented showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
		dysphoric, distressed, unhappy generalized feeling of distress
		infelicitous not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
		joyless not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"
		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 Rossetti
		sorrowful 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 14:13
		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"
		felicity, happiness pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
		happiness emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
		lovesick languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys"
unhappy - causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"
únhappy - generalized feeling of distress
		dysphoric, distressed, unhappy
		dejected 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"
únhappy - marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
		infelicitous, unhappy

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

únhappy (a.)
Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.
únhappy (a.)
In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct.
únhappy (a.)
Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day.
únhappy (a.)
Mischievous; wanton; wicked.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

únhappy
That is not happy.
únhappy
Feeling mentally uncomfortable because something is missing or wrong.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

únhappy
un-hap′i, adj. not happy or fortunate: miserable: marked by evil: (Shak.) mischievous, wicked.—adj. Unhapp′ied (Shak.), made unhappy.—adv. Unhapp′ily, in an unhappy or unfortunate manner: (Shak.) censoriously.—n. Unhapp′iness, the state of being unhappy: misfortune: misery: (Shak.) a mischievous prank