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un·hap·py

unhappy

 
pronunciation:
uhn hae pi
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: unhappier, unhappiest
definition 1: When someone is unhappy, they are sad or upset.
When Daniel is unhappy, he won't come out of his room.Grace is unhappy because her best friend isn't in her class this year.
synonyms:
blue, down, gloomy, sad
antonyms:
cheerful
similar words:
depressed, heavy, low
definition 2: If something causes people to feel bad, or it is filled with bad things, we sometimes say it is "unhappy."
The doctor gave Mrs. Kim the unhappy news that she was very sick and needed to have an operation.The day of the accident was an unhappy day for the Smith family.
antonyms:
happy
derivations: unhappily (adv.), unhappiness (n.)
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