un·hap·py
Pronounced:
/ˌʌnˈhæpi/
Function:
adjectiveInflected forms:
un·hap·pi·er; un·hap·pi·estMeaning:
[or more un*hap*py; most un*hap*py] 1 : sad, depressed, or disappointed : not happy ▪ I can see that he's unhappy, but I don't know why. ▪ I've never seen her looking so unhappy. ▪ I left the store an unhappy [=unsatisfied] customer. —often + with ▪ He was unhappy with the quality of the food. —often + about ▪ The children were all unhappy about going back to school. —often + that ▪ She was unhappy that her favorite television show was canceled.
2 : causing or involving feelings of sadness : not pleasant or joyful ▪ an unhappy childhood/marriage ▪ For three unhappy days we were all stuck in the house because of the blizzard.
3 : not appropriate or lucky ▪ an unhappy choice of career/words ▪ The movie's hero meets an unhappy fate.
2 : causing or involving feelings of sadness : not pleasant or joyful ▪ an unhappy childhood/marriage ▪ For three unhappy days we were all stuck in the house because of the blizzard.
3 : not appropriate or lucky ▪ an unhappy choice of career/words ▪ The movie's hero meets an unhappy fate.
—un·hap·pi·ness noun [noncount] ▪ His unhappiness was clear from the expression on his face.