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unhappy
adjective
Experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
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ʌnˈhæpi
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adjective
Experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
“Unhappy over her departure”
adjective
Generalized feeling of distress
adjective
Causing discomfort
“The unhappy truth”
adjective
Marked by or producing unhappiness;- American Guide Series
“Infelicitous circumstances”
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Unhappy over her departure
Unhappy with her raise
After the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence
Had an unhappy time at school
The unhappy (or sad) news
He looks so unhappy
The unhappy truth
Infelicitous circumstances
Unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes
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