Meaning of UNHAPPY
| Pronunciation: | | un'hapee
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | bad, distressed, dysphoric, homesick, infelicitous, lovesick, miserable, nostalgic, sorry, suffering, unfortunate, unpleasant, wretched |
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| | Antonyms: | | euphoric, happy | | |
| | See Also: | | cheerless, dejected, discontent(p), discontented, joyless, sad, sorrowful, uncheerful, unhappy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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