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un·hap·py
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i
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hap
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adjective,
un·hap·pi·er,
un·hap·pi·est.
1.
sad; miserable; wretched:
Why is she so unhappy?
2.
unfortunate; unlucky:
an unhappy incident.
3.
unfavorable; inauspicious:
an unhappy omen.
4.
infelicitous; unsuitable:
an unhappy choice of words.
5.
Archaic.
causing trouble; reprehensible; troublesome.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English:
causing misfortune, objectionable; see
un-
1
,
happy
Related forms
un·hap·pi·ly,
adverb
un·hap·pi·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
sorrowful, downcast, cheerless, distressed.
2.
hapless.
3.
unpropitious.
4.
inappropriate, inapt.
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unhappy
(ʌnˈhæpɪ)
—
adj
,
-pier
,
-piest
1.
not joyful; sad or depressed
2.
unfortunate or wretched:
an unhappy fellow
3.
tactless or inappropriate:
an unhappy remark
4.
archaic
unfavourable
un'happily
—
adv
un'happiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
unhappy
c.1300, "causing misfortune or trouble (to oneself or others)," from
un-
(1) "not" +
happy
. Meaning "unfortunate, unlucky" is recorded from late 14c.; sense of "miserable, wretched" is recorded from late 14c. (originally via misfortune or mishap).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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