unhappy

un·hap·py

 (ŭn-hăp′ē)

adj. un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·pi·est

1. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful: unhappy over his friend's departure.

2. Not satisfied; displeased or discontented: unhappy with her raise.

3. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky: an unhappy development.

4. Not suitable; inappropriate: an unhappy choice of words.

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un·hap′pi·ly adv.

un·hap′pi·ness n.

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unhappy

(ʌnˈhæpɪ)

adj, -pier or -piest

1. not joyful; sad or depressed

2. unfortunate or wretched: an unhappy fellow.

3. tactless or inappropriate: an unhappy remark.

4. archaic unfavourable

unˈhappily adv

unˈhappiness n

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un•hap•py

(ʌnˈhæp i)

adj. -pi•er, -pi•est.

1. sad; miserable; wretched.

2. unfortunate; unlucky.

3. unfavorable; inauspicious: an unhappy omen.

4. infelicitous; unsuitable: an unhappy choice of words.

[1250–1300]

un•hap′pi•ly, adv.

un•hap′pi•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place" discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful" dysphoric, unhappy, distressed - generalized feeling of distress infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy" sad - experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13 joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings" happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
	2.	unhappy - generalized feeling of distress   dysphoric, distressed dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful" unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
	3.	unhappy - causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth" unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	4.	unhappy - marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series infelicitous unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

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unhappy

adjective

1. sad, depressed, miserable, down, low, blue, gloomy, melancholy, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, long-faced, sorrowful, disconsolate, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal) Her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy.
sad happy, cheerful, joyful, content, satisfied, exuberant, good-humoured, genial, over the moon (informal), overjoyed, chirpy (informal), light-hearted

2. unlucky, unfortunate, hapless, luckless, cursed, wretched, ill-omened, ill-fated I have already informed your unhappy father of your expulsion.
unlucky lucky, fortunate

3. displeased, discontented, disgruntled, disappointed, dissatisfied, disapproving of He has been unhappy with his son's political leanings.
displeased pleased, satisfied

4. inappropriate, awkward, clumsy, unsuitable, inept, ill-advised, tactless, ill-timed, injudicious, infelicitous, malapropos, untactful The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.
inappropriate becoming, suitable, apt, prudent, tactful

Quotations
"Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention" [Simone Weil Waiting on God]

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unhappy

adjective

1. In low spirits:

blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, wistful.

Idiom: down at the mouth.

2. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune:

hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unlucky, untoward.

3. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression:

awkward, ill-chosen, inappropriate, inept, infelicitous, unfortunate.

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Translations

تَعِيستَعيس، بائِسيُؤْسَف له، تَعيس

nešťastnýpolitováníhodný

ulykkeliguheldig

unglücklichtraurigunglückselig

δυστυχισμένος

infelizinoportunoaciago

onneton

malheureuxtriste

nesretan

óhamingjusamuróheppilegur, leiîinlegur

infeliceinfelicementeafflittodisgraziato

不幸な

슬픈

buvimas nelaimingonelaimingai

nejauksnelādzīgsnelaimīgs

ongelukkig

ulykkelig

nieszczęśliwy

infeliztriste

несчастливыйнесчастный

žalosten

olycklig

เศร้า

mutsuzuygunsuzüzgünyersiz

buồn rầu

不幸福的不快乐的不快的不适当的

unhappy

[ʌnˈhæpɪ] ADJ (unhappier (compar) (unhappiest (superl)))

1. (= sad) [person] → infeliz; (stronger) → desdichado; [childhood] → infeliz; (stronger) → desgraciado, desdichado; [marriage] → infeliz; [memory] → desagradable
that unhappy time → aquella triste época
I had an unhappy time at school → lo pasé muy mal en la escuela
she was unhappy in her marriage → no fue feliz or fue infeliz en su matrimonio
she looked so unhappy → se la veía tan triste
don't look so unhappy! → ¡no pongas esa cara tan triste!
to make sb unhappy other children at school were making him unhappy → otros niños en el colegio le estaban haciendo sufrir
it makes me unhappy to see you upset → me entristece or pone triste verte disgustada

2. (= not pleased) → descontento
to be unhappy about sth → no estar contento con algo, estar descontento con algo
to be unhappy with sth/sb → no estar contento con algo/algn, estar descontento con algo/algn

3. (= uneasy, worried)
I'm unhappy about leaving him on his own → no estoy a gusto dejándolo solo, me preocupa dejarlo solo

4. (= unfortunate) [remark] → poco acertado, inoportuno; [experience, situation] → lamentable

5. (= ill-fated) [day] → desafortunado

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unhappy

[ʌnˈhæpi] adj

(= sad) [person, childhood, marriage] → malheureux/euse
He was very unhappy as a child → Il était très malheureux quand il était petit.
to look unhappy → avoir l'air malheureux
to make sb unhappy → rendre qn malheureux/euse

(= not pleased) → mécontent(e)
to be unhappy about sth → être mécontent(e) de qch
The residents are unhappy about the noise → Les résidents sont mécontents du bruit.
to be unhappy with sth → être mécontent(e) de qch

(= unfortunate) [remark] → malheureux/euse; [choice, compromise, accident] → malheureux/euse
the unhappy state of sth → le triste état de qch

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unhappy

adj (+er)

(= sad) → unglücklich; look, voice → traurig; state of affairs → bedauerlich, traurig

(= not pleased) → unzufrieden (about mit), nicht glücklich (→ about über +acc); (= uneasy) → unwohl; to be unhappy with somebody/something → mit jdm/etw unzufrieden sein; to be unhappy at work/school → unzufrieden mit der Arbeit/der Schule sein; to be unhappy about or at doing something → nicht glücklich darüber sein, etw zu tun; he was unhappy about or at getting a decrease in his salary → er war nicht glücklich darüber, dass sein Gehalt gekürzt wurde; if you feel unhappy about it → wenn Sie darüber nicht glücklich sind; (= worried) → wenn Ihnen dabei nicht wohl ist; I feel unhappy about letting him go → ich lasse ihn nur ungern gehen; some were unhappy to see him go → einige sahen ihn nur ungern gehen

(= unfortunate) coincidence, day, match, phrasing → unglücklich; person → glücklos; an unhappy choice/colour (Brit) or color (US) scheme → keine gute Wahl/Farbzusammenstellung

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unhappy

[ʌnˈhæpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. (sad) → infelice
an unhappy state of affairs → una situazione spiacevole

b. (not pleased) → scontento/a; (uneasy, worried) → preoccupato/a, inquieto/a
unhappy with (arrangements) → insoddisfatto/a di
to be unhappy about sth/doing sth → non essere contento/a di qc/di fare qc

c. (unfortunate, remark, choice) → infelice; (coincidence) → sfortunato/a

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unhappy

(anˈhӕpi) adjective

1. sad or miserable. He had an unhappy childhood. ongelukkig تَعيس، بائِس тежко infeliz nešťastný traurig ulykkelig δυστυχισμένος, λυπημένοςinfeliz õnnetu غمگین؛ فلاکت بار onneton malheureux לא מְאוּשָר अप्रसन्न nesretan boldogtalan sedih, tidak bahagia óhamingjusamur infelice 不幸な 불운한 nelaimingas nelaimīgs tdk gembira ongelukkigulykkelig, lei segnieszczęśliwyinfeliz nefericit несчастливый nešťastný nesrečen nesrećan olycklig ทุกข์ใจ mutsuz, üzgün 不快樂的，不幸福的 нещасливий; нещасний ناخوش، بدقسمت buồn rầu, khổ sở 不快的，不幸福的

2. regrettable. He has an unhappy knack of always saying the wrong thing. ongelukkig يُؤْسَف له، تَعيس жалък infeliz politováníhodný unglückselig uheldig ατυχής, θλιβερόςinfeliz, inoportuno kahetsusväärne تاسف آور valitettava fâcheuxעצוב खेदजनक neumjestan sajnálatos patut disesalkan óheppilegur, leiðinlegur infelice あいにくの 애석한 nevykęs nelādzīgs; nejauks yang dikesali ongelukkiguheldigniefortunnyinfeliz regretabil достойный сожаления poľutovaniahodný nesrečen nesrećan olycklig, mindre lycklig เสียใจ uygunsuz, yersiz 令人遺憾的，不巧的 невдалий افسوس ناک không thích đáng 不适当的

unˈhappiness noun

ongelukkigheid تَعاسَه несполука infelicidade neštěstí das Unglück tristhed; utilfredshed δυστυχία, θλίψηinfelicidad kurbus ناخشنودی؛ غمگینی onnettomuus peine אוּמלָלוּת अप्रसन्नता nesreća, jad boldogtalanság; vminek sajnálatos volta kesedihan, ketidak-bahagiaan óhamingja infelicità 不幸 불운 buvimas nelaimingo nelaime; nelaimes izjūta ketakbahagiaan verdrietulykkelighetniedolainfelicidade nefericire несчастье nešťastie nesreča nesreća olycklighet ความทุกข์ใจ mutsuzluk 不快樂，不幸福 нещастя بد قسمتي، غم sự bất hạnh 不快，不幸

unˈhappily adverb

1. in a sad or miserable way. He stared unhappily at her angry face. ongelukkig بِتَعاسَه، بِحُزْن нещастно com ar infeliz nešťastně unglücklich ulykkeligt θλιμμένα con infelicidad, tristemente kurvalt بطور ناگوار onnettomasti tristement בֶּעֶצב अप्रसन्नतापूर्वक tužno sajnálatosan dangan sedih dapurlega tristemente みじめに 슬프게 nelaimingai, nusiminęs nelaimīgi dlm kesedihan ongelukkigulykkelig nieszczęśliwie, ze smutkiem com ar infeliz nefericit с грустью nešťastne nesrečno nesrećno olyckligt อย่างทุกข์ใจ mutsuz bir şekilde 不快樂地 нещасно غمناک انداز ميں bất hạnh, khổ sở 不幸地

2. unfortunately. Unhappily, I shan't be able to see you tomorrow. ongelukkig لِسوء الحَظ за съжаление infelizmente naneštěstí leider desværre; uheldigvis δυστυχώςdesgraciadamente kahjuks متاسفانه valitettavasti malheureusement בְּעֶצֶב दुर्भाग्यवश nažalost sajnos sayang sekali því miður sfortunatamente 不運にも 유감스럽게 deja, gaila nelaimīgā kārtā malangnya ongelukkigerwijs ulykkeligvis, uheldigvisna szczęście infelizmente din nefericire к несчастью nanešťastie na žalost nažalost olyckligtvis, tyvärr อย่างโชคร้าย ne yazık ki, maalesef 令人遺憾地 на жаль بد قسمتي سے một cách đáng tiếc 遗憾地

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unhappy

→ تَعِيس nešťastný ulykkelig unglücklich δυστυχισμένος infeliz onneton malheureux nesretan infelice 不幸な 슬픈 ongelukkig ulykkelig nieszczęśliwy infeliz несчастливый olycklig เศร้า mutsuz buồn rầu 不快乐的

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unhappy

a. infeliz, desgraciado-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

unhappy

adj infeliz, descontento

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