unhappy
Not happy; sadNot happy; sad.
» Did you know Tom was unhappy?
Ты знал, что Том был несчастен? — sharptoothed
Ти знав, що Том не був щасливий? — deniko
Ви знали, що Том був незадоволений? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesNot happy; sad.
I am unhappy.
unglücklich
несча́стныйnesčástnyj, несчастли́выйnesčastlívyj, гру́стныйgrústnyj
Not satisfied; unsatisfied.
An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.
недово́льныйnedovólʹnyj, неудовлетворённыйneudovletvorjónnyj
(dated)Not lucky; unlucky.
The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star.
неуда́чныйneudáčnyj
(dated)Not suitable; unsuitable.
неподходя́щийnepodxodjáščij
- experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
- causing discomfort
- marked by or producing unhappiness
- generalized feeling of distress
Examples
711 sentencesDid you know Tom was unhappy?
Ти знав, що Том не був щасливий? — deniko
ruТы знал, что Том был несчастен? — sharptoothed
Everyone knew that Tom was unhappy.
Усі знали, що Том нещасний. — deniko
Everybody knew that Tom was unhappy.
Усі знали, що Том нещасний. — deniko
Tom asked Mary why she was unhappy.
Том запитав Марію, чому вона була нещасна. — Anjy
ruТом спросил Мэри, почему она несчастна. — odexed
I had no idea that you were unhappy.
Я й гадки не мав, що ти нещасний. — Ahha
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 1
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| Comparative | unhappier / more unhappy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | unhappiest / most unhappy Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
128 synonyms- marked by or producing unhappiness:infelicitous
- generalized feeling of distress:dysphoricdistressed
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.