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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024un•hap•py /ʌnˈhæpi/USA pronunciation adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. - sad; miserable;
wretched. - unfortunate;
unlucky:met an unhappy fate. - not suitable:an unhappy choice of words.
un•hap•pi•ly /ʌnˈhæpəli/USA pronunciation adv.: unhappily married. un•hap•pi•ness, n. [uncountable] unhappy is an adjective, unhappily is an adverb, unhappiness is a noun:He was very unhappy to hear such bad news. She frowned unhappily as they voted against her proposal. His life was filled with unhappiness and sorrow. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•hap•py (un hap′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. - sad;
miserable; wretched:Why is she so unhappy? - unfortunate;
unlucky:an unhappy incident. - unfavorable;
inauspicious:an unhappy omen. - infelicitous;
unsuitable:an unhappy choice of words. - [Archaic.]causing trouble;
reprehensible; troublesome.
- 1250–1300; Middle English: causing misfortune, objectionable; see un-1, happy
un•hap′pi•ly, adv. un•hap′pi•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sorrowful, downcast, cheerless, distressed.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hapless.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unpropitious.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inappropriate, inapt.
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