unhappiness
Use Unhappiness in a sentence
i 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.
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| —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 | |
| 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 | |
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Example sentences
But there is nothing to protect our kids from the huge conglomerates that make money off their unhappiness with themselves.
They clearly recognized his persuasiveness and power of his ideas and their capacity to produce unhappiness.
But the national unhappiness that it reflected made some politicians nervous.
Some taxi drivers are simply grumpy, but many have a legitimate claim on unhappiness.
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