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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent;
- Example: "unhappy over her departure"
- Example: "unhappy with her raise"
- Example: "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"
- Example: "had an unhappy time at school"
- Example: "the unhappy (or sad) news"
- Example: "he looks so sad"

2. generalized feeling of distress;
[syn: dysphoric, distressed, unhappy]

3. causing discomfort;
- Example: "the unhappy truth"

4. marked by or producing unhappiness;
- Example: "infelicitous circumstances"
- Example: "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
[syn: infelicitous, unhappy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unhappy \Un*hap"py\, a.
   1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs
      have taken an unhappy turn.
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   2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad;
      sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by
      misconduct.
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   3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy
      day. "The unhappy morn." --Milton.
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   4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak.
      [1913 Webster] -- Un*hap"pi*ly, adv. --
      Un*hap"pi*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unhappy
    adj 1: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or
           discontent; "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 sad" [ant: happy]
    2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: dysphoric,
       distressed, unhappy] [ant: euphoric]
    3: causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"
    4: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous
       circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through
       swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series [syn:
       infelicitous, unhappy]