unhappiness
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unhappiness
Where it comes from
From unhappy + -ness or un- + happiness.
noun unhappinesses
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The feeling of not being happy.
While there may be some truth in the Anna Karenina principle that all happy families are alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, we increasingly have a better understanding of what makes for unhappiness and stress in the workplace.
Similar: melancholy, misery, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency, distress, dolefulness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sadness, dissatisfaction, disaffection, discontent, misfortune, displeasure, disappointment, doom, misery, disapproval, plight, regret, curse, dissent, discomfort, woe
Translations
Every language
noun feeling of not being happy
| Español | infelicidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 不幸 fukō |
| Português | infelicidade |
| Français | tristesse, malheur, infélicité |
| Deutsch | Traurigkeit, Unglück |
| Italiano | infelicità |
| Ελληνικά | δυστυχία dystychía |
| Română | nefericire |
| Русский | несча́стье nesčástʹje |
Talk about this word "unhappiness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unhappiness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unhappiness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unhappiness "unhappiness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unhappiness.Cite this
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title = {unhappiness},
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