Unhappy meaning

What does “unhappy” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“unhappy” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent.

unhappy

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
“unhappy over her departure”
“unhappy with her raise”
Oppositeshappy
generalized feeling of distress
Synonymsdysphoric distressed
causing discomfort
“the unhappy truth”
marked by or producing unhappiness
“infelicitous circumstances”
“unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes”
Synonymsinfelicitous

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University