Unhappy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

generalized feeling of distress

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnhˈæpi/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnhˈapi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnhˈapi/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnhˈæpi/.

Examples

unhappy over her departure
unhappy with her raise
after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dysphoric infelicitous distressed

Antonyms

euphoric happy

Parts of Speech

adjective	experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent “unhappy over her departure”
adjective	generalized feeling of distress
adjective	causing discomfort “the unhappy truth”
adjective	marked by or producing unhappiness; ; - American Guide Series “infelicitous circumstances”

Word Forms

unhappiness	noun	state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
dysphoria	noun	abnormal depression and discontent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unzufrieden

Traurigkeit, Kummer oder Unzufriedenheit erleben oder dadurch gekennzeichnet sind oder diese hervorrufen

🇫🇷French

malheureux

éprouver, marquer ou provoquer de la tristesse, du chagrin ou du mécontentement

🇪🇸Spanish

infeliz

experimentar o estar marcado por o causar tristeza o pena o descontento

🇮🇹Italian

infelice

sperimentando o segnando o causando tristezza, dolore o scontento

🇳🇱Dutch

ongelukkig

het ervaren of gekenmerkt worden door of het veroorzaken van verdriet, verdriet of ontevredenheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

infeliz

experimentando ou marcado por ou causando tristeza ou tristeza ou descontentamento

🇷🇺Russian

несчастный

испытывать или отмечать или вызывать печаль, печаль или недовольство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रसन्न

दुःख या दुख या असंतोष का अनुभव करना या चिह्नित करना या उसका कारण बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

অসুখী

দুঃখ বা দুঃখ বা অসন্তুষ্টি অনুভব করা বা চিহ্নিত করা বা সৃষ্টি করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியற்ற

சோகம் அல்லது துக்கம் அல்லது அதிருப்தியை அனுபவிப்பது அல்லது குறிப்பது அல்லது ஏற்படுத்துவது

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతోషం లేని

అనుభవించడం లేదా గుర్తించడం లేదా విచారం లేదా దుఃఖం లేదా అసంతృప్తిని కలిగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुःखी

दुःख किंवा दुःख किंवा असंतोष अनुभवणे किंवा चिन्हांकित करणे किंवा कारणीभूत होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાખુશ

ઉદાસી અથવા દુ: ખ અથવા અસંતોષ અનુભવીને અથવા તેના દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತೃಪ್ತಿ

ದುಃಖ ಅಥವಾ ದುಃಖ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಗುರುತಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസന്തുഷ്ടൻ

ദുഃഖമോ ദുഃഖമോ അതൃപ്തിയോ അനുഭവിക്കുകയോ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਖੁਸ਼

ਉਦਾਸੀ ਜਾਂ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناخوش

اداسی یا غم یا عدم اطمینان کا سامنا کرنا یا نشان زد کرنا یا اس کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不高兴

经历或以悲伤或悲伤或不满为标志或导致悲伤或悲伤或不满

🇯🇵Japanese

不幸な

悲しみ、悲しみ、不満を経験している、またはそれが特徴である、あるいは引き起こしている

🇰🇷Korean

불행한

슬픔이나 슬픔, 불만을 경험하거나 표시하거나 야기하는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không vui

trải qua hoặc được đánh dấu bởi hoặc gây ra nỗi buồn, nỗi buồn hoặc sự bất mãn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีความสุข

ประสบหรือทำเครื่องหมายหรือทำให้เกิดความโศกเศร้าหรือเสียใจหรือไม่พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bahagia

mengalami atau ditandai oleh atau menyebabkan kesedihan atau kesedihan atau ketidakpuasan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi masaya

nakararanas o minarkahan ng o nagdudulot ng kalungkutan o kalungkutan o kawalang-kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berpuas hati

mengalami atau ditandai dengan atau menyebabkan kesedihan atau kesedihan atau rasa tidak puas hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعيس

تجربة أو تمييز أو التسبب في الحزن أو الأسى أو السخط

🇮🇷Persian

ناراضی

تجربه کردن یا مشخص شدن یا ایجاد غم یا اندوه یا نارضایتی

🇹🇷Turkish

mutsuz

Üzüntü, keder veya hoşnutsuzluk yaşamak veya bunlara neden olmak veya bunlara neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוּמלָל

חווה או מסומן על ידי או גורם לעצב או צער או אי שביעות רצון

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In which domain is the word 'unhappy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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