Unhappy

//ʌnˈhæpi//

Synonyms for "unhappy" (433 found)

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Closest matches (87)

Strong matches (130)

Related words (216)

joylesslachrymoselatelong-facedlovesicklowlow-spiritedlucklessmal a proposmaladroitmalaproposmalcontentmalcontentedmelancholymirthlessmistimedmouthmurmuringmutteringnauseated
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nauseousoff baseominousopposedopposingoppressiveout of humorout of lineout of luckout of phaseout of placeout of sortsout of timepeevishpessimisticpetulantplanet-struckpleasurelesspoorprematureprey to malaisequerulantquerulousrebelliousregrettablerepelledresentfulrestiverestlessrevoltedrottensadsaddenedshort of lucksickenedsorrowfulsorrysorryishsourstar crossedstar-crossedsuffering angstsulkysunlesstearfulterribletoo latetoo soontragicturned offturned-offunacceptingunaccommodatingunappreciativeunapprovingunbefittingunblesseduncheerfuluncheeryuncomplimentaryunderprivilegedundesirableuneasyunfavorableunfitunfittingunfortunateunfulfilledungovernedungratifiedunhandyunjoyfulunluckyunmeetunmirthfulunprofitableunpropitiousunprosperousunprovidentialunquietunreadyunripeunsatisfiedunseasonableunseemlyunsmilingunsuitableunsuiteduntimelyuntowardunwisewhinywoodenwretchedwrong

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6 relation types

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Synonyms

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derived from

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Translations

100 translations across 31 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • δύστηνος adj (not happy; sad)
  • μέλεος adj (not happy; sad)

Arabic

1 entries
  • لَعُوق adj (not happy; sad)

Armenian

3 entries
  • դժբախտ adj (not happy; sad)
  • դժբախտ adj (not lucky; unlucky)
  • դժգոհ adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • неподходя́щ adj (not suitable; unsuitable)
  • неудачен adj (not lucky; unlucky)
  • неудовлетворён adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)
  • нещастен adj (not happy; sad)

Catalan

1 entries
  • infeliç adj (not happy; sad)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 不幸運 /不幸运 adj (not lucky; unlucky)
  • 不愉快 adj (not happy; sad)
  • 不滿意 /不满意 adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)
  • 不適合 /不适合 adj (not suitable; unsuitable)

Cornish

1 entries
  • moredhek adj (not happy; sad)

Czech

1 entries
  • nešťastný adj (not happy; sad)

Danish

4 entries
  • uheldig adj (not lucky; unlucky)
  • ulykkelig adj (not happy; sad)
  • upassende adj (not suitable; unsuitable)
  • utilfreds adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • malfeliĉa adj (not happy; sad)

Estonian

1 entries
  • õnnetu adj (not happy; sad)

Finnish

4 entries
  • epäonninen adj (not lucky; unlucky)
  • onneton adj (not happy; sad)
  • sopimaton adj (not suitable; unsuitable)
  • tyytymätön adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)

French

3 entries
  • malheureux adj (not happy; sad)
  • mécontent adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)
  • triste adj (not happy; sad)

Georgian

4 entries
  • დარდიანი adj (not happy; sad)
  • მწუხარე adj (not happy; sad)
  • ნაღვლიანი adj (not happy; sad)
  • სევდიანი adj (not happy; sad)

German

1 entries
  • unglücklich adj (not happy; sad)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 adj (not happy; sad)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • malere adj (not happy; sad)

Italian

4 entries
  • abbacchiato adj (not happy; sad)
  • afflitto adj (not happy; sad)
  • amareggiato adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)
  • avvilito adj (not happy; sad)

Latin

1 entries
  • tristis adj (not happy; sad)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • ulykkelig adj (not happy; sad)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • ulukkeleg adj (not happy; sad)
  • ulykkeleg adj (not happy; sad)

Old English

1 entries
  • wansǣliġ adj (not happy; sad)

Pashto

4 entries
  • خواشينی adj (not happy; sad)
  • خپه adj (not happy; sad)
  • خپه adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)
  • غمجن adj (not happy; sad)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • infeliz adj (not happy; sad)
  • triste adj (not happy; sad)

Romanian

2 entries
  • nefericit adj (not happy; sad)
  • nefericit adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)

Russian

4 entries
  • гру́стный adj (not happy; sad)
  • недово́льный adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)
  • неподходя́щий adj (not suitable; unsuitable)
  • несча́стный adj (not happy; sad)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • nesretan adj (not happy; sad)
  • несретан adj (not happy; sad)

Slovak

4 entries
  • nespokojný adj (not satisfied; unsatisfied)
  • nešťastný adj (not happy; sad)
  • nešťastný adj (not lucky; unlucky)
  • nešťastný adj (not suitable; unsuitable)

Spanish

1 entries
  • infeliz adj (not happy; sad)

Swedish

1 entries
  • olycklig adj (not happy; sad)

Turkish

2 entries
  • mutsuz adj (not happy; sad)
  • üzgün adj (not happy; sad)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself.

Source: tatoeba (1359)

For all his wealth, he is unhappy.

Source: tatoeba (18521)

We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine.

Source: tatoeba (23085)

I am quite unhappy about it.

Source: tatoeba (29010)

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