unhappy

[ uhn-hap-ee ]

/ ʌnˈhæp i /

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adjective, un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·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.

Origin of unhappy

1250–1300; Middle English: causing misfortune, objectionable; see un-¹, happy

SYNONYMS FOR unhappy

1 sorrowful, downcast, cheerless, distressed.

2 hapless.

3 unpropitious.

4 inappropriate, inapt.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unhappy

un·hap·pi·ly, adverb un·hap·pi·ness, noun

Words nearby unhappy

unhampered, unhand, unhandled, unhandsome, unhandy, unhappy, unharmed, unharness, unhasp, unhatched, unhcr

Example sentences from the Web for unhappily

Unhappily I was right: Mitt Romney could—and did—win the first debate.

Romney Won the Debate but it Was No Game Changer |Robert Shrum |October 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
For a writer of talent, your letter is so unhappily composed.

Norman Mailer vs. Everyone |Norman Mailer |February 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The latter demanded half an hour to consider, which Mr. O'Brien unhappily granted.

The Felon's Track |Michael Doheny
But unhappily the present advanced stage of social organisation has considerably impaired the relation.

The Hindoos as they Are |Shib Chunder Bose

I retained this copy until a few years ago, when, unhappily, it was destroyed.

McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 |Various
"Unhappily, I have so much time for practice these days," and he lit a cigarette.

With Haig on the Somme |D. H. Parry
Unhappily, the Assembly is not providing a Constitution for contemporary Frenchmen, but for abstract beings.

The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 2 (of 6) |Hippolyte A. Taine

British Dictionary definitions for unhappily

unhappy

/ (ʌnˈhæpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

not joyful; sad or depressed

unfortunate or wretched an unhappy fellow

tactless or inappropriate an unhappy remark

archaic unfavourable

Derived forms of unhappy

unhappily, adverb unhappiness, noun

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unhappy

adjective, un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·pi·est.

Origin of unhappy

SYNONYMS FOR unhappy

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British Dictionary definitions for unhappily

adjective -pier or -piest

Derived forms of unhappy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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unhappy

adjective, un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·pi·est.

Origin of unhappy

SYNONYMS FOR unhappy

OTHER WORDS FROM unhappy

Words nearby unhappy

Words related to unhappily

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adjective -pier or -piest

Derived forms of unhappy

British Dictionary definitions for unhappily