unhappy A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ʌnˈhæpi/ See IPA manual Freq #3280 Meanings 1 adj Sad; not feeling happy. She felt unhappy after her best friend moved away. 2 adj Not satisfied or pleased with something. An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop. 3 adj Unfortunate or unlucky. The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star. 4 adj Causing discomfort or trouble; unwelcome. Nobody wanted to face the unhappy truth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · sad; not feeling happy. bluedejectedcheerlesscrestfallen 2 adj · not satisfied or pleased... dissatisfieduncontented 3 adj · unfortunate or unlucky. haplessill-fatedill-starredlucklessunlucky Word family Forms unhappierunhappiest Derived forms unhappily Common collocations so unhappy Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From Middle English unhappy; equivalent to un- + happy. unhappy Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unhappy **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈhæpi/ **Frequency rank:** 3280 ## Meanings 1. Sad; not feeling happy. 2. Not satisfied or pleased with something. 3. Unfortunate or unlucky. 4. Causing discomfort or trouble; unwelcome. ## Examples - She felt unhappy after her best friend moved away. - An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop. - The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star. - Nobody wanted to face the unhappy truth. ## Derived Forms - unhappily ## Roots and Affixes - Root: unhappy - Affix: un- - not ## Etymology From Middle English unhappy; equivalent to un- + happy. ## AI Etymology Unhappy is from Middle English unhappy; equivalent to un- + happy. The historical line also includes Middle English unhappy. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean sad; not feeling happy, or not satisfied or pleased with something. Derived formations include unhappily. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown