"unjoy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unjoys [plural]
Etymology: From un- (“lack or absence of”) + joy. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|joy|id1=negative|t1=lack or absence of}} un- (“lack or absence of”) + joy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unjoy (countable and uncountable, plural unjoys)
  1. The lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unjoy-en-noun-hOjCkLfO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative)

Inflected forms

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