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unhappy

/ʌnˈhæpi/adjective3 syllables

Unhappy means: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent.

Synonyms for unhappy33

adjective, as in experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

lovesick, miserable, suffering, wretched, dejected, discontented, discontent, dysphoric, distressed, infelicitous, joyless, sad, sorrowful, depressing, cheerless, uncheerful

adjective, as in generalized feeling of distress

dysphoric, distressed, dejected

adjective, as in marked by or producing unhappiness

infelicitous, unfortunate

adjective, as in causing discomfort

unpleasant

also used for unhappy

lamentable, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, dissatisfied, uncontented, hapless, unpropitious, down on one's luck, fortuneless, ill-boding

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Opposites of unhappy

happy

What does unhappy mean?4

adjective

1

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent“unhappy over her departure”

2

generalized feeling of distress

3

marked by or producing unhappiness“infelicitous circumstances”

4

causing discomfort“the unhappy truth”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with unhappy?4

two syllables

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Unhappy in a sentence

  • You don't want to make me unhappy, do you?CK
  • Happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure which man possesses.sergiomelo
  • Men are essentially evil, essentially unhappy and essentially stupid.lucasmg123
  • If you're unhappy, try to redefine your goals.AlanF_US
  • Love often cheats us, hurts us and makes us unhappy; but we still love.pyeman23
  • In his personal life, he was very unhappy.rul
  • The unhappy woman, drowned in tears, told her story.unknown
  • For all his wealth and fame, he is unhappy.Lumi_alt

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Forms of unhappy

as a adjective

comparative
unhappier
superlative
unhappiest