unhappiness
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un·hap·py
(ŭn-hăp′ē)adj. un·hap·pi·er, un·hap·pi·est
1. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful: unhappy over his friend's departure.
2. Not satisfied; displeased or discontented: unhappy with her raise.
3. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky: an unhappy development.
4. Not suitable; inappropriate: an unhappy choice of words.
un·hap′pi·ly adv.
un·hap′pi·ness n.
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Unhappiness
of husbands—Hare, 1939.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-beingfeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" dolefulness - sadness caused by grief or affliction heaviness - persisting sadness; "nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss" melancholy - a feeling of thoughtful sadness misery - a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief" tearfulness, weepiness - sadness expressed by weeping sorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" regret, ruefulness, sorrow, rue - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" cheerlessness, uncheerfulness - a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness depression - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness - a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits" |
| 2. |  unhappiness - state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep griefemotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" embitterment - the state of being embittered; "the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him" |
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unhappiness
noun
1. sadness, depression, misery, gloom, sorrow, melancholy, heartache, despondency, blues, dejection, wretchedness, low spirits There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.
2. discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure, uneasiness, vexation, discontentment He has signalled his unhappiness with the government's decision.
Quotations
"He felt the loyalty we all feel to unhappiness - the sense that that is where we really belong" [Graham Greene The Heart of the Matter]
"Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations" [Edward de Bono]
"He felt the loyalty we all feel to unhappiness - the sense that that is where we really belong" [Graham Greene The Heart of the Matter]
"Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations" [Edward de Bono]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
unhappiness
nounA feeling or spell of dismally low spirits:
blues, dejection, depression, despondence, despondency, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dumps, dysphoria, funk, gloom, glumness, heavy-heartedness, melancholy, mope (used in plural), mournfulness, sadness.
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Translations
تَعاسَه
neštěstí
tristhedutilfredshed
sajnálatos
óhamingja
žalost
mutsuzluk
unhappiness
[ʌnˈhæpɪnɪs] N1. (= sadness) → desdicha f, tristeza f; (= absence of happiness) → infelicidad f
he sensed her pain and unhappiness → notó su dolor y su desdicha or tristeza
I don't want to cause more unhappiness to you both → no quiero causarles más desdicha a los dos, no quiero ser más motivo de infelicidad para los dos
the unhappiness of their marriage was public knowledge → la infelicidad de su matrimonio era del dominio público
he sensed her pain and unhappiness → notó su dolor y su desdicha or tristeza
I don't want to cause more unhappiness to you both → no quiero causarles más desdicha a los dos, no quiero ser más motivo de infelicidad para los dos
the unhappiness of their marriage was public knowledge → la infelicidad de su matrimonio era del dominio público
2. (= dissatisfaction) → descontento m
they expressed their unhappiness with or over the decision → expresaron su descontento con respecto a la decisión
they expressed their unhappiness with or over the decision → expresaron su descontento con respecto a la decisión
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unhappiness
n → Traurigkeit f; (= discontent) → Unzufriedenheit f → (with mit); this is a source of much unhappiness to me → das macht mich ganz unglücklich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unhappy
(anˈhӕpi) adjective1. sad or miserable. He had an unhappy childhood.
2. regrettable. He has an unhappy knack of always saying the wrong thing.
unˈhappiness noununˈhappily adverb
1. in a sad or miserable way. He stared unhappily at her angry face.
2. unfortunately. Unhappily, I shan't be able to see you tomorrow.
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