What is the meaning of unhappy?

adjective

  • Experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent.
    • usage: "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"
  • Generalized feeling of distress.
  • Causing discomfort.
    • usage: "the unhappy truth"
  • Marked by or producing unhappiness."infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes- American Guide Series
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