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English adjective: unhappy | |||
| 1. | unhappy experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | lovesick, miserable, suffering, wretched | ||
| See also | cheerless, dejected, depressing, discontent, discontented, distressed, dysphoric, infelicitous, joyless, sad, sorrowful, uncheerful, unhappy | ||
| Attribute | felicity, happiness, happiness | ||
| Antonyms | happy | ||
| 2. | unhappy generalized feeling of distress | ||
| Synonyms | distressed, dysphoric | ||
| See also | dejected, unhappy | ||
| Antonyms | euphoric | ||
| 3. | unhappy causing discomfort | ||
| Samples | The unhappy truth. | ||
| Similar | unpleasant | ||
| Antonyms | pleasant | ||
| 4. | unhappy marked by or producing unhappiness | ||
| Samples | Infelicitous circumstances. Unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes. | ||
| Synonyms | infelicitous | ||
| Similar | unfortunate | ||
| Antonyms | fortunate | ||
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