as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
with time the young woman got over the unhappiness caused by the breakup
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Recent Examples of unhappiness
In fact, situationally bound negative emotions about a specific issue did predict more action, indicating that temporary negative feelings can motivate behavior, but general unhappiness does not.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The declining mental health of the young and the global disappearance of the unhappiness hump shape in age.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Because the city is so beautiful, the unhappiness of these people is more noticeable.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Managers aren’t the only ones with power in fighting workplace disengagement; employees also have the power to combat their own unhappiness.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
However, through awareness of burnout and unhappiness, and with community support, a solution can be found, and that’s where DeBlair Tate comes in.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The declining mental health of the young and the global disappearance of the unhappiness hump shape in age.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Because the city is so beautiful, the unhappiness of these people is more noticeable.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Managers aren’t the only ones with power in fighting workplace disengagement; employees also have the power to combat their own unhappiness.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
However, through awareness of burnout and unhappiness, and with community support, a solution can be found, and that’s where DeBlair Tate comes in.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhappiness
Noun
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These movies commit to the dusty interior decoration and inherent sadness of their ghost stories, but have little feel for the profound interfamily dynamics therein.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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So many of Lee’s memories of her mother are tinged with sadness and grief.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition, people may experience anxiety or depression related to summer's end and the return to school and work routines, Prism Medical Products says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Browns are a virus for seasonal depression.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lacy’s new music maintains his sly sense of humor, but with a barefaced melancholy that pushes it to new emotional depths.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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More often than not, the film’s nostalgia is sweet and enjoyable because it is paired with the melancholy that comes from all the acknowledgments of the actors from the original who died over the last 29 years.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unhappiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhappiness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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