unhappiness

un·hap·py

U0076000 (ŭn-hăp′ē)adj. un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·pi·est 1. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful: unhappy over his friend's departure.2. Not satisfied; displeased or discontented: unhappy with her raise.3. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky: an unhappy development.4. Not suitable; inappropriate: an unhappy choice of words.

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un·hap′pi·ly adv.un·hap′pi·ness n.

Unhappiness

 of husbands—Hare, 1939.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-beingsadnessfeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"dolefulness - sadness caused by grief or afflictionheaviness - persisting sadness; "nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss"melancholy - a feeling of thoughtful sadnessmisery - a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"forlornness, loneliness, desolation - sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandonedtearfulness, weepiness - sadness expressed by weepingsorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"regret, ruefulness, sorrow, rue - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"cheerlessness, uncheerfulness - a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadnessdepression - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacydejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness - a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits"
	2.	unhappiness - state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep griefemotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"embitterment - the state of being embittered; "the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him"sorrowfulness, sadness, sorrow - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"happiness, felicity - state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

unhappiness

noun1. sadness, depression, misery, gloom, sorrow, melancholy, heartache, despondency, blues, dejection, wretchedness, low spirits There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.2. discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure, uneasiness, vexation, discontentment He has signalled his unhappiness with the government's decision.Quotations
"He felt the loyalty we all feel to unhappiness - the sense that that is where we really belong" [Graham Greene The Heart of the Matter]
"Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations" [Edward de Bono]

unhappiness

nounA feeling or spell of dismally low spirits:blues, dejection, depression, despondence, despondency, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dumps, dysphoria, funk, gloom, glumness, heavy-heartedness, melancholy, mope (used in plural), mournfulness, sadness.

Translations

不幸不快

unhappy

(anˈhӕpi) adjective1. sad or miserable. He had an unhappy childhood. 不快樂的，不幸福的 不快的，不幸福的 2. regrettable. He has an unhappy knack of always saying the wrong thing. 令人遺憾的，不巧的 不适当的unˈhappiness noun 不快樂，不幸福 不快，不幸 unˈhappily adverb1. in a sad or miserable way. He stared unhappily at her angry face. 不快樂地 不幸地2. unfortunately. Unhappily, I shan't be able to see you tomorrow. 令人遺憾地 遗憾地