unhappy, adj.
(unhappier, unhappiest)
freq. cnt. 7
(unhappier, unhappiest)
freq. cnt. 7
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
unhappy
sample sentences
"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"
semantic pointers
also see
dejected
discontented, discontent
unhappy, dysphoric, distressed
infelicitous
joyless
sad
sorrowful
depressing, cheerless, uncheerful
attribute
similar to
generalized feeling of distress
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
distressed dysphoric unhappy
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
marked by or producing unhappiness
<adj.all>
infelicitous unhappy
sample sentences
"infelicitous circumstances""unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
semantic pointers
similar to
causing discomfort
<adj.all>
unhappy