Definitions for unhappiness
un·hap·pi·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sadness, unhappinessnoun

   emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

2. unhappinessnoun

   state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unhappinessnoun

   The feeling of not being happy

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unhappinessnoun

   1. Misery; infelicity.

   If ever he have child, abortive be it,
   Prodigious, and untimely brought to light,
   And that be heir to his unhappiness. William Shakespeare.

   The real foundation of our unhappiness would be laid in our reason, and we should be more miserable than the beasts, by how much we have a quicker apprehension. John Tillotson.

   It is our great unhappiness, when any calamities fall upon us, that we are uneasy, and dissatisfied. William Wake.

   2. Calamity; distress.

   She hath often dream’d of unhappiness, and waked herself with laughing. William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing.

   3. Misfortune; ill luck.

   St. Austin hath laid down a rule to this purpose, though he had the unhappiness not to follow it always himself. Burnet.

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1. unhappiness

   Sadness is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. An example of severe sadness is depression, a mood which can be brought on by major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder. Crying can be an indication of sadness.Sadness is one of the six basic emotions described by Paul Ekman, along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust.: 271–4 

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1. unhappiness

   Unhappiness is a state of dissatisfaction or discontentment characterized by feelings of sadness, distress, anxiety, or other negative emotions. It can result from various causes including unfulfilled desires, disappointment, loss, loneliness or other adverse life situations or circumstances. Unhappiness can be temporary or chronic and may affect one’s mental or emotional well-being considerably.

Matched Categories

1. • Emotional State
   • Feeling

How to pronounce unhappiness?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unhappiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unhappiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of unhappiness in a Sentence

1. Wilhelm von Humboldt:

   I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life, than on the nature of those events themselves.

2. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand:

   Too much sensibility creates unhappiness too much insensibility leads to crime.

3. Richard Grossman:

   With the increase in shareholder activism, one effect of this kind of director engagement is the ability to get a feel for nascent shareholder unhappiness, are they unhappy with the direction of the company...or with capital allocation? It’s a way for board members to get direct and unfiltered views from shareholders.

4. Don Herold:

   Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it.

5. Dorothea Brande:

   There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bare only unhappiness if allowed to grow.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unhappiness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unhappiness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unhappiness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unhappiness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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