unhappy meaning and definition

UNHAPPY adjective

Definition of unhappy (adjective)

1. 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"
   • antonym: happy
2. generalized feeling of distress
   • synonyms: distressed, dysphoric
   • antonym: euphoric
3. causing discomfort
   • "the unhappy truth"
4. marked by or producing unhappiness
   • "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
   • synonyms: infelicitous