mishappiness

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mishappiness

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From mis- + happy + -ness.

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Unhappiness; wretchedness; misery. What wit have words so prest and forcible, That may contain my great mishappiness, And just complaints of his ungentleness?

    Similar: dejection, melancholy, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, depression, despondency, distress, dolefulness, downheartedness

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@misc{mishappiness_2026,
  title = {mishappiness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mishappiness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}