unhappy
playSimple Definition of unhappy
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: sad, depressed, or disappointed : not happy
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: causing or involving feelings of sadness : not pleasant or joyful
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: not appropriate or lucky
Full Definition of unhappy
1 : not fortunate : unlucky <an unhappy coincidence>
3 a : causing or subject to misfortune : inauspicious b : infelicitous, inappropriate <an unhappy choice>
unhappiness
nounExamples of unhappy in a sentence
I can see that he's unhappy, but I don't know why.
I've never seen her looking so unhappy.
For three unhappy days we were all stuck in the house because of the blizzard.
an unhappy choice of career
The movie's hero meets an unhappy fate.
14th Century
First Known Use of unhappy
14th century
UNHAPPY Defined for Kids
unhappy
playDefinition of unhappy for Students
unhappier
unhappiest
1 : not cheerful : sad <an unhappy person>
2 : not pleased or satisfied <We were unhappy with the hotel room.>
3 : full of or showing feelings of sadness or misery <an unhappy childhood> <an unhappy face>
4 : not fortunate : unlucky <an unhappy coincidence>
5 : not suitable : inappropriate <an unhappy choice>
unhappily
\-ˈha-pə-lē\ adverbunhappiness
\-ˈha-pē-nəs\ nounLearn More about unhappy
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