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adjective
- 1. not happy: "an unhappy marriage" Similar Opposite
- 2. unfortunate: "an unhappy coincidence" Similar
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Meaning of unhappy in English. unhappy. adjective. uk / ʌnˈhæp.i / us / ʌnˈhæp.i / Add to word list. A2. sad or not satisfied: That's enough to make anyone unhappy. an unhappy marriage. I was very unhappy with the service. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. doleful. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted.
4 meanings: 1. not joyful; sad or depressed 2. unfortunate or wretched 3. tactless or inappropriate 4. archaic unfavourable.... Click for more definitions.
The meaning of UNHAPPY is not fortunate : unlucky. How to use unhappy in a sentence.
adjective. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent. “ unhappy over her departure”. “ unhappy with her raise”. “after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence”. “had an unhappy time at school”. “the unhappy (or sad) news”. synonyms: cheerless, depressing, uncheerful.
Unhappy definition: sad; miserable; wretched. See examples of UNHAPPY used in a sentence.
Definition of unhappy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
He was unhappy about something. She was suddenly lost in the unhappy never after. Pierre's gloomy, unhappy look struck her. This morning I took a bath, and when teacher came upstairs to comb my hair she told me some very sad news which made me unhappy all day.
