unhappy
Use Unhappy 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 | |
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Example sentences
His repeated perfidies to the princes of the empire and others rendered him odious and despicable, and his reign unhappy.
Even so, the city's chamber of commerce and the oil industry are unhappy.
My first semester on the tenure track was an unhappy one.
Still, both places share the unhappy awareness that the media are always watching.
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