unhappy

adj., -pi·er, -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.
4. Not suitable; inappropriate: an unhappy choice of words.

unhappily un·hap'pi·ly adv.
unhappiness un·hap'pi·ness n.

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. Idioms: downatinthe mouth. See happy/unhappy.
2. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune: hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unlucky, untoward. See luck/misfortune/chance.
3. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression: awkward, ill-chosen, inappropriate, inept, infelicitous, unfortunate. See ability/inability, good/bad.

adj

Definition: sad
Antonyms: cheerful, glad, happy, joyous

adj

Definition: unfortunate, unlucky
Antonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky, timely

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Generalized feeling of distress; discontent.

All happy families are alike, but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion. — Leo Tolstoy, Source: opening line of Anna Karenina

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ked, ikke glad, trist, ulykkelig, elendig, uheldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongelukkig, triest, onfortuinlijk, ongepast, ongunstig

Français (French)
adj. - malheureux (qn, une enfance), triste, mécontent, inquiet, malheureux (une situation)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unglücklich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δυστυχής, δυστυχισμένος, όχι ευχαριστημένος, στενοχωρημένος

Italiano (Italian)
infelice

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infeliz, malsucedido, incoveniente

Русский (Russian)
грустный, несчастный, неудачный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - infeliz, desgraciado, desdichado, triste, impropio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olycklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不幸的, 不适当的, 不快乐的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不幸的, 不適當的, 不快樂的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불행한, 불만스러운, 불길한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不幸な, 不運の, 不吉な, 不幸をもたらす, 不適切な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مكتئب, تعس, بائس, تنقصه الكياسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצוב, אומלל, לא מוצלח, ביש-מזל, מביא מזל רע, ממיט אסון, מבשר רעות, לא מתאים, לא טקטי‬

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