Definition of unhappy Unhappy
/ʌnhæˈpi/ - [unhatpee] - un•hap•py
We found 17 definitions of unhappy from 7 different sources.
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What does unhappy mean?
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Adjectiveunhappy, unhappier, unhappiest |
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| 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" | ||
| unhappy - generalized feeling of distress | ||
| dysphoric, distressed | ||
| 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" | ||
| unhappy - marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series | ||
| infelicitous | ||
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Wiktionary 
- unhappy (Adjective)
Not happy; sad. - unhappy (Adjective)
Not satisfied; unsatisfied. - unhappy (Adjective)
Not lucky; unlucky. - unhappy (Adjective)
Not suitable; unsuitable.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- unhappy (a.)
Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn. - unhappy (a.)
In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct. - unhappy (a.)
Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. - unhappy (a.)
Mischievous; wanton; wicked.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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unhappy
That is not happy. -
unhappy
Feeling mentally uncomfortable because something is missing or wrong.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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unhappy
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
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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unhappy
An unhappy lad may make a good man.
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