Unjoy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief. countable, uncountable

    "I wipe away the tears of unjoy before they stain the hideous, stiff bedspread."

Synonyms

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dolourjoylessnessjoylessness

Antonyms

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joy

Example

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"I wipe away the tears of unjoy before they stain the hideous, stiff bedspread."

Etymology

From un- (“lack or absence of”) + joy.

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