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un·hap·py
 unhappy
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
hae
pi
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| 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, wretched
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| 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
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| related words: |
blue, gloomy |
| derivations: |
unhappily (adv.), unhappiness (n.) |
The word unhappy
contains the following part:
un-1
Old English
prefix
that means not
  More about this word part:
The prefix un1 attaches to adjectives to create adjectives that mean the opposite of the base word.
Example words:
unable, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unfair, unfamiliar, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, untrue, unusual, unwell
- synonyms:
- dis-, de-, in-2
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