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unhappy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distressed, dysphoric |
| Derivation | unhappiness |
unhappy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | infelicitous |
unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes.
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the unhappy truth.
unhappy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | unhappiness |
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.
Examples of unhappy
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That is, he favored the layoffs, and he was unhappy with a column I had written.
From the stltoday.com
Mr. Osler, 22 years old, also said Mr. Loughner told him he was unhappy at home.
From the online.wsj.com
I've had unhappy clients, but she's the last one you'd expect this to happen to.
From the us.cnn.com
Those who do return are often unhappy that they had to leave in the first place.
From the businessweek.com
In my opinion, if the law makes people unhappy, they should work on changing it.
From the economist.com
We are a group of four colleagues who are desperately unhappy in our employment.
From the guardian.co.uk
However, he later dropped out after becoming increasingly unhappy with his size.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
He also spoke to Watkins, who told him if he was that unhappy, he ought to quit.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Their publics are already unhappy about the cost of another military commitment.
From the sacbee.com
- 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"
- Dysphoric: generalized feeling of distress
- Infelicitous: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
- (unhappily) in an unpleasant way; "they were unhappily married"
- (unhappily) sadly: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"
- (unhappiness) sadness: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
- (unhappiness) state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
- Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable or restless. ...
- Unhappily Ever After (often shortened to Unhappily... in promotional advertisements) is an American sitcom that aired for 100 episodes on The WB network from January 11, 1995, to May 23, 1999, for a total of four and a half seasons. The series was produced by Touchstone Television.
