unhappy
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unhappy
- /ʌnˈhæpi/
Rhymes with -æpi
Where it comes from
From Middle English unhappy; equivalent to un- + happy.
adjective unhappier · more unhappy · unhappiest · most unhappy
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Not happy; sad.
I am unhappy.
Similar: sad, lamentable, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless, chopfallen, crestfallen · Opposite: delighted, exuberant, glad, happy, joyous, joyful
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Not satisfied; unsatisfied.
An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.
Similar: dissatisfied, uncontented
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Not lucky; unlucky.
The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star.
Similar: hapless, unpropitious, down on one's luck, fortuneless, ill-boding, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious, infelicitous, infortunate, luckless, misadventurous
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Not suitable; unsuitable.
The people, if they are not strangely bent
Against our welfare, never will consent
To this unhappy match, foreboding ill:
What's it to us, if th' adverse nation will?
Similar: unfit, inappropriate, bad, discommensurate, improper, malapropos, inapt, incommensurate, inept, inopportune, out of line, out of order
noun unhappies
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: infelicitous, bad, unfortunate, unpleasant, miserable, wretched, sad, distressed, suffering, homesick, sorry, nostalgic, lovesick, dysphoric, unsatisfied, inopportune
Translations
Every language
adj not happy; sad
| Español | infeliz |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不高興 /不高兴 bù gāoxìng, 不開心 /不开心 bù kāixīn, 不愉快 bù yúkuài, 傷心 /伤心 shāngxīn |
| Português | infeliz, triste |
| Français | malheureux, triste |
| Deutsch | unglücklich |
| Italiano | triste, rattristato, mogio, abbacchiato, afflitto, avvilito |
| Română | nefericit |
| Русский | несча́стный nesčástnyj, несчастли́вый nesčastlívyj, гру́стный grústnyj, печа́льный pečálʹnyj |
| العربية | لَعُوق laʕūq |
adj not satisfied; unsatisfied
| 中文 | 不滿意 /不满意 bù mǎnyì |
|---|---|
| Français | mécontent |
| Italiano | scontento, amareggiato, sconfortato, depresso, demoralizzato |
| Română | nefericit |
| Русский | недово́льный nedovólʹnyj, неудовлетворённый neudovletvorjónnyj |
adj not lucky; unlucky
| 中文 | 不幸運 /不幸运 bù xìngyùn, 倒霉 dǎoméi |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sfortunato, sfigato, iellato |
| Русский | неуда́чный neudáčnyj |
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