What does unhappy mean?

Definitions for unhappy
ʌnˈhæp iun·hap·py

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unhappy.

Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  1. unhappyadjective

    Not happy; sad.

  2. unhappyadjective

    Not satisfied; unsatisfied.

  3. unhappyadjective

    Not lucky; unlucky.

  4. unhappyadjective

    Not suitable; unsuitable.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  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

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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. Interim President Tom Galligan:

    People will be unhappy either way.

  2. Tony La Russa:

    I hear it with one ear, and I see it with one eye. I just know I appreciate (that) they want us to win. And, when we don’t win, they’re unhappy.

  3. Countess Diane:

    How do they who think they are unhappy differ from they who actually are?

  4. Mike McCarter:

    We call on the legislature to let each half of the state go their separate ways in peace. If western Oregon doesn’t like the risk of being forced to accept the gubernatorial candidate it voted against, then it should simply stop holding our counties captive in this unhappy marriage. Actually, it’s not even as dramatic as a divorce, because we’re not breaking up a family. Moving a state border issimilar to redistrictinga utility provider.

  5. Dame Edith Sitwell:

    I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.

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