Definitions for unhappiness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•hap•pyʌnˈhæp i(adj.)-pi•er, -pi•est.

  1. sad; miserable; wretched.

  2. unfortunate; unlucky.

  3. unfavorable; inauspicious:

    an unhappy omen.

  4. infelicitous; unsuitable:

    an unhappy choice of words.

Origin of unhappy:

1250–1300

un•hap′pi•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sadness, unhappiness(noun)

    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

  2. unhappiness(noun)

    state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

Wiktionary

  1. unhappiness(Noun)

    The feeling of not being happy


Translations for unhappiness

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unhappiness(noun)

regrettable

He has an unhappy knack of always saying the wrong thing.

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