unhappy
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Definition of unhappy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unhappy
Synonyms
bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, woebegone, woeful, wretched
Antonyms
blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat
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The Orange County school district joins an unhappy parade of municipalities that have fallen victim to hackers. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Ransomware attacks on the rise ā and small towns are in the crosshairs," 4 Sep. 2019 France, Germany and other G-7 members are unhappy that Trump withdrew the U.S. from a 2015 international pact that eased sanctions on Iran in exchange for the Iranians agreeing to limit their nuclear program. — Zeke Miller, The Denver Post, "G-7 achievement: Trump declares, āWe got along greatā," 26 Aug. 2019 The suspicious death of Joey (Berg), the unfaithful husband of Sciorra's unhappy character, ups the stakes, but the investigation by De Niro has been abruptly terminated and Freddy's sharp new deputy (Garofalo) high-tails it out of town. — David Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Cop Land': THR's 1997 Review," 15 Aug. 2019 Armstrongās family, unhappy in its own unique, Tolstoyan way, is also the stuff of classical tragedy, riddled with monsters and fated for hell. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Succession Is Better Than Ever," 11 Aug. 2019 Napoleon, a shy, surly, solitary boy with a ghastly Corsican accent and floppy spanielās sidelocks, was unhappy among the self-confident aristocratic cadets, who teased him about his humble origins. — Adam Zamoyski, The New York Review of Books, "An Ordinary Man," 4 Apr. 2019 To continue reading this story, TRY IT NOW That was true even in San Antonio, where Jamesā choice to take his talents - and his legacy - to Hollywood left the Spursā attempts to trade unhappy superstar Kawhi Leonard in a bit of limbo. — Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, "As LeBron heads west, Leonard trade sits in limbo," 2 July 2018 There were also reports back in 2015 that Porsche was unhappy with the amount of data that Google collects via Android Auto. — Jon Porter, The Verge, "Porscheās Taycan will be the first car with a built-in Apple Music app," 20 Aug. 2019 The defender is rumoured to be unhappy with his status of fourth choice behind Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez and has been heavily linked with a move to Roma in recent weeks. — SI.com, "Transfer Window: Neymar, Philippe Coutinho & the Moves That Could Still Happen This Summer," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unhappy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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