adjective
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
Examples
- 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
adjective
generalized feeling of distress
Synonyms
adjective
causing discomfort
Examples
- the unhappy truth
adjective
marked by or producing unhappiness
Synonyms
Examples
- infelicitous circumstances
- unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series