Definitions for unhappy
ʌnˈhæp iun·hap·py

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unhappyadjective

   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"

2. dysphoric, distressed, unhappyadjective

   generalized feeling of distress

3. unhappyadjective

   causing discomfort

   "the unhappy truth"

4. infelicitous, unhappyadjective

   marked by or producing unhappiness

   "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unhappyadjective

   Not happy; sad.

2. unhappyadjective

   Not satisfied; unsatisfied.

3. unhappyadjective

   Not lucky; unlucky.

4. unhappyadjective

   Not suitable; unsuitable.

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

1. Unhappyadjective

   Wretched; miserable; unfortunate; calamitous; distressed.

   Desire of wand’ring this unhappy morn. John Milton.

   You know not, while you here attend,
   Th’ unworthy fate of your unhappy friend:
   Breathless he lies, and his unbury’d ghost
   Depriv’d of funeral rites. Dryden.

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1. unhappy

   Unhappy refers to a state of being saddened, discontented, or dissatisfied. It typically results from unfortunate circumstances, unpleasant experiences or a general negative mental or emotional state. It is the opposite of feeling joyful, content or satisfied.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unhappyadjective

   not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn

2. Unhappyadjective

   in a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct

3. Unhappyadjective

   marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day

4. Unhappyadjective

   mischievous; wanton; wicked

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unhappy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4686

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unhappy' in Adjectives Frequency: #618

How to pronounce unhappy?

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

How to say unhappy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unhappy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unhappy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of unhappy in a Sentence

1. Dale Carnegie:

   It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

2. Braam Hanekom:

   He is walking into a very angry, unhappy environment because he has chosen to walk with Woolworths.

3. Marjorie Taylor:

   He’s going to have to give me a lot of power and a lot of leeway, and if he doesn’t, they’re going to be very unhappy about it.

4. Marcus Aurelius:

   Failure to observe what is in the mind of another has seldom made a man unhappy; but those who do not observe the movements of their own minds must of necessity be unhappy.

5. Michael Boll:

   Anthony pretty much was unhappy with anything I was saying and was reluctant to even speak with me anymore.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unhappy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unhappy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unhappy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhappy
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unhappy