Synonyms of unhappiness

unhappiness

noun

as in sadness

a state or spell of low spirits

with time the young woman got over the unhappiness caused by the breakup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sadness
• depression
• melancholy
• sorrowfulness
• sorrow
• anguish
• grief
• misery
• mournfulness
• gloom
• oppression
• dejection
• agony
• despair
• gloominess
• desperation
• joylessness
• glumness
• heartsickness
• pain
• dreariness
• blues
• dumps
• despondency
• despondence
• miserableness
• boredom
• forlornness
• mourning
• distress
• blue devils
• mopes
• downheartedness
• desolation
• doldrums
• regret
• despond
• disconsolateness
• melancholia
• self-pity
• dispiritedness
• discouragement
• dolefulness
• hopelessness
• wretchedness
• somberness
• disheartenment
• woe
• ennui
• dolor
• moodiness
• moroseness
• tedium
• morbidness
• woefulness
• drear
• self-despair
• dismalness
• rue
• morosity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happiness
• joy
• ecstasy
• elation
• intoxication
• euphoria
• bliss
• exultation
• exuberance
• jubilation
• joyousness
• exhilaration
• rapture
• gladness
• joyfulness
• felicity
• heaven
• mirth
• glee
• merriment
• optimism
• gaiety
• humor
• jollity
• joviality
• gayness
• cheerfulness
• lightheartedness
• blissfulness
• satisfaction
• contentment
• hopefulness
• content
• cheeriness
• elatedness
• cheer
• rapturousness
• gladsomeness
• mirthfulness
• contentedness
• gleefulness
• gratification
• delight
• sunniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unhappiness

Meanwhile, rumblings of unhappiness with some of the Kremlin’s wartime policies have put the spotlight on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is due to make a speech on Saturday to mark Victory Day. —ABC News, 8 May 2026

But Mizrachi sees potential for Pensacola in some of the same forces that are luring Jews to Boca and Aventure — including unhappiness among New Yorkers with the city’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani. —Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026

Nazarian also discussed the importance of addressing the psychological component of plastic surgery, noting that no procedure will fix underlying unhappiness. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

And just as Nicky is the only person who can see Morgan’s goodness inside her many flaws, only Morgan recognizes Nicky’s unhappiness buried within his bizarre decision to be a priest. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026

The Gallup polling found that this growing group of independents tends to be motivated by unhappiness with the party in power — a dynamic that could benefit Democrats this year but doesn’t promise lasting loyalty. —Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026

Language remains a sensitive issue in mostly French-speaking Quebec, the country's second-most-populous province, where unhappiness over the dominance of English helped the rise of the separatist Parti Quebecois in the 1970s. —Allison Lampert, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026

The science is far from settled, and some studies suggest that tech doesn’t cause users’ unhappiness. —Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026

The teacher retired from District 128 some time ago, and parents attended the meeting to demand accountability from administrators and express their unhappiness with the school and district's response to the allegations. —Vince Floress, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026