unhappy
unhappy
(ʌnhæpi )Word forms: comparative unhappier , superlative unhappiest
1. adjective
If you are unhappy, you are sad and depressed.
Her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy.
He was a shy, sometimes unhappy man.
I thought of my father's unhappy boyhood.
unhappily adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
'I don't have your imagination,' King said unhappily.
...an unhappily married woman.
unhappiness uncountable noun
There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE that]
He has been unhappy with his son's political leanings. [+ with]
I suspect he isn't altogether unhappy about my absence. [+ about]
A lot of Republicans are unhappy that the government isn't doing more.
[Also + at]unhappiness uncountable noun [NOUN that]
He has, by submitting his resignation, signalled his unhappiness with the government's decision. [+ with]
[Also + about]3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
...this unhappy chapter in the history of relations between our two countries.
The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.
...unhappy experiences of writing for television.
