# unhappy

Pronunciation: say "un-HAP-ee" /ʌnˈhæpi/

## Adjective

1. Feeling or showing sadness; not happy.
   - Simple: Feeling sad or without any joy.
   - _He grew increasingly unhappy in a city where he knew no one._
   - _Her unhappy expression told everyone the news was bad._
2. Not satisfied; displeased with how something has turned out.
   - Simple: Not pleased with something because it is not good enough.
   - _Shareholders remain unhappy with the company's quarterly performance._
   - _Many residents were unhappy about the proposed changes to the park._

## Noun

4. A person who is not happy; someone in a settled state of sadness.
   - Simple: A person who is sad and not enjoying life.
   - _Among the celebrating crowd, he stood out as a lone unhappy._
   - _The counselor's office became a quiet refuge for the unhappies of the school._

## Adjective

3. Marked by misfortune; unlucky. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Having bad luck, or bringing bad luck.
   - _An unhappy coincidence brought the two rival armies to the same narrow valley._
   - _Through some unhappy stroke of fate, the ship sailed an hour before he reached the dock._
5. Not suitable or fitting; poorly chosen for the circumstances. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Not right for the situation, or badly chosen.
   - _The architect's unhappy decision to use cheap materials soon became obvious._
   - _Her unhappy phrasing in the apology caused even more offense._

## Verb

6. To make someone unhappy or sad, or to become unhappy. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make someone sad, or to become sad.

## Origin

From Middle English unhappy, equivalent to the prefix un- ('not') added to happy.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unhappy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).