English Explanatory Dictionary

unhappy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Not happy; sad.
Not satisfied; unsatisfied.
Not lucky; unlucky.
Not suitable; unsuitable.

noun

A person who is not happy.

verb

To make or become unhappy; to sadden.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈhæpi/ en-us-unhappy.ogg

Word forms

unhappy unhappier more unhappy unhappiest most unhappy unhappies unhappying unhappied

Etymology

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

Synonyms

sad lamentable atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless chopfallen crestfallen cut up damp dejected depressed despondent disgruntled disconsolate disheartened dismal doleful dolesome down down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted downsome dull elegiac elegious forlorn gloomy glum grief-stricken grieving heavy-hearted heartsore heartsick inconsolable infelicitous jawfallen joyless lachrymose lamentful low low-spirited lugubrious lumpish melancholic melancholy miserable moody mopey morose mournful passionate plaintive Plutonian

Antonyms

delighted exuberant glad happy joyous joyful

Derived words

unhappily unhappy number unhappy triad

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