UNHAPPY

dysphoric, distressed, unhappy

(adjective) generalized feeling of distress

infelicitous, unhappy

(adjective) marked by or producing unhappiness; “infelicitous circumstances”; “unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes”- American Guide Series

unhappy

(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”; “he looks so sad”

unhappy

(adjective) causing discomfort; “the unhappy truth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unhappy (comparative unhappier or more unhappy, superlative unhappiest or most unhappy)

Not happy; sad.

Not satisfied; unsatisfied.

(mostly, dated) Not lucky; unlucky.

(mostly, dated) Not suitable; unsuitable.

Synonyms

• (not happy): See Thesaurus:sad

Antonyms

• happy

• glad

• delighted

• exuberant

• joyous

• joyful

Noun

unhappy (plural unhappies)

An individual who is not happy.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*hap"py, a.

1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.

2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct.

3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. "The unhappy morn." Milton.

4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] Shak.

– Un*hap"pi*ly, adv.

– Un*hap"pi*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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