unhappiness
/ʌnˈhapɪnəs
/noun [mass noun]
1The feeling of not being happy; sadness: I’ve seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages...
- Scientology is meant to help clear people of unhappiness.
- Her approach forced me to think about my contribution to the unhappiness in our home.
- Jasper was sitting in the back, groaning in unhappiness.
Synonyms
sadness, sorrow, dejection, depression, misery, cheerlessness, downheartedness, despondency, despair, desolation, wretchedness, malaise, glumness, gloom, gloominess, dolefulness;
regret, melancholy, low spirits, mournfulness, woe, broken-heartedness, heartache, distress, chagrin, grief, pain, agony, mortification
informal the blues, down
rare disconsolateness, disconsolation
1.1The feeling of not being satisfied or pleased with a situation: residents expressed their unhappiness at the council’s decision...
- Moscow has frequently expressed its unhappiness at losing control over the region.
- Viewers voiced their unhappiness at the upheaval on the company's website.
- My unhappiness with the curriculum at the Academy deepened day by day.