Meaning

4 senses
  1. Not happy; sad.

    I am unhappy.

    unglücklich

    несча́стныйnesčástnyj, несчастли́выйnesčastlívyj, гру́стныйgrústnyj

  2. Not satisfied; unsatisfied.

    An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.

    недово́льныйnedovólʹnyj, неудовлетворённыйneudovletvorjónnyj

  3. (dated)Not lucky; unlucky.

    The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star.

    неуда́чныйneudáčnyj

  4. (dated)Not suitable; unsuitable.

    неподходя́щийnepodxodjáščij

More definitions
  • experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
  • causing discomfort
  • marked by or producing unhappiness
  • generalized feeling of distress

Examples

711 sentences
  1. Did you know Tom was unhappy?

    Ти знав, що Том не був щасливий?

    ruТы знал, что Том был несчастен?

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  2. Everyone knew that Tom was unhappy.

    Усі знали, що Том нещасний.

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  3. Everybody knew that Tom was unhappy.

    Усі знали, що Том нещасний.

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  4. Tom asked Mary why she was unhappy.

    Том запитав Марію, чому вона була нещасна.

    ruТом спросил Мэри, почему она несчастна.

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  5. I had no idea that you were unhappy.

    Я й гадки не мав, що ти нещасний.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
not happy; sad:
not satisfied; unsatisfied:
not lucky; unlucky:
not suitable; unsuitable:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not happy; sad:

Origin

From Middle English unhappy; equivalent to un- + happy.

From Middle English unhappy; equivalent to un- + happy.

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Forms

unhappier/more unhappy, unhappiest/most unhappy
Comparativeunhappier / more unhappy Lesson
Superlativeunhappiest / most unhappy Lesson

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Synonyms

128 synonyms

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was unhappy here
  • was very unhappy
  • to be unhappy
  • was so unhappy
  • was unhappy in
  • are both unhappy
  • looked unhappy
  • who was unhappy
  • be unhappy with
  • seem unhappy
  • both unhappy
  • still unhappy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
unhappy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto