US /ʌnˈhæpi/
adj noun verb Freq #3280

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Sad; not feeling happy.

    She felt unhappy after her best friend moved away.

  2. 2
    adj

    Not satisfied or pleased with something.

    An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.

  3. 3
    adj

    Unfortunate or unlucky.

    The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star.

  4. 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

Etymology

From Middle English unhappy; equivalent to un- + happy.

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