[
UK
/ʌnhˈæpi/
]
[ US /ənˈhæpi/ ]
[ US /ənˈhæpi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
marked by or producing unhappiness
unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes
infelicitous circumstances - generalized feeling of distress
-
causing discomfort
the unhappy truth -
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence
had an unhappy time at school
he looks so sad
unhappy with her raise
unhappy over her departure
the unhappy (or sad) news
How To Use unhappy In A Sentence
- Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to Thestar.com - Home Page
- You've probably guessed that his Mum was the one who died unhappy and unmourned a couple of years back.
- You're gonna become one unhappy, sore and mundane dude if you wore uncomfy shoes all the time.
- the unhappy truth
- She got married when she was twenty and had two children but was increasingly unhappy about the political situation in Southern Rhodesia, particularly the racism of the white ruling class.
- She was unhappy there, but loath to leave the security of a job and new friends. Times, Sunday Times
- I slowly sat up and faced my venomous brother and Will who seemed very unhappy.
- Some are unhappy at the possibility of a highly geared offer that could damage the value of their investments.
- To worry about tomorrow is to be unhappy today.
- Did he report you truly, to have used the English word 'unhappy'? The Old Helmet