"unhappy" meaning in English

See unhappy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈhæpi/ Audio: en-us-unhappy.ogg [US] Forms: more unhappy [comparative], most unhappy [superlative], unhappy [positive], unhappier [comparative], unhappiest [superlative]
Etymology: un- + happy Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|happy}} un- + happy Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE], {{adj|unhappy|unhappier|unhappiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is unhappy, they are sad or depressed.
    Sense id: simple-unhappy-en-adj-AnXYS3hv
  2. If someone is unhappy, they are not happy.
    Sense id: simple-unhappy-en-adj-I-fP7ajo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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