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English Dictionary: Unhappy by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Unhappy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unhappy
adj
  1. 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"
    Antonym(s): happy
  2. generalized feeling of distress
    Synonym(s): dysphoric, distressed, unhappy
    Antonym(s): euphoric
  3. causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"
  4. marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
    Synonym(s): infelicitous, unhappy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unhappy \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. [bd]The unhappy morn.[b8] --Milton.
  
      4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak. --
            {Un*hap"pi*ly}, adv. -- {Un*hap"pi*ness}, n.
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