Meaning of unhappy in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    unhappy

    Definitions

    1. causing discomfort

    Examples

    • « the unhappy truth »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. marked by or producing unhappiness

    Examples

    • « infelicitous circumstances »
    • « unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes- American Guide Series »

    Synonyms

  3. Qualitative Adjective

    unhappy

    Definitions

    1. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

    Examples

    • « 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 »

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  4. 2. generalized feeling of distress

    Antonyms

Famous quotes

  • « I go out with white women. This makes a lot of people unhappy, mostly black women. »
    Dennis Rodman
  • « The thing is, when I had my first success it did coincide with the end of my first marriage, and because I went on to have a very, very unhappy two years, I don't think I equate career success with personal happiness. »
    Rob Brydon
  • « You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing. »
    Mikhail Baryshnikov
  • « I fear those big words which make us so unhappy. »
    James Joyce
  • « What makes me sad about school is that the people who are unhappy are unhappy because they don't believe it will change. And I just want to say: 'It does! High school ends and it's over.' I will tell anyone that it's OK to be unhappy at school, make lots of mistakes and then it will be over. »
    Alice Englert

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