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unhappy

noun adjective

An individual who is not happy.

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
U
Ends with
Y
Contains
NH
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈhæpi/ /ʌnˈhæpi/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. An individual who is not happy.

adjective

  1. Not happy; sad.

  2. Not satisfied; unsatisfied.

    “An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.”

  3. Not lucky; unlucky.

    “The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star.”

  4. Not suitable; unsuitable.

In context

Example Sentences

An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.
The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star.

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