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unhappy |
Overview of adj unhappy The adj unhappy has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) unhappy -- (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") 2. (1) dysphoric, distressed, unhappy -- (generalized feeling of distress) 3. unhappy -- (causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth") 4. infelicitous, unhappy -- (marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series) Antonyms of adj unhappy 4 senses of unhappy Sense 1 unhappy (vs. happy) happy (vs. unhappy) => blessed => blissful => bright => elysian, paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal, paradisial => golden, halcyon, prosperous => halcyon => joyful, joyous => laughing(postnominal), riant Sense 2 dysphoric (vs. euphoric), distressed, unhappy Sense 3 unhappy INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant Sense 4 infelicitous, unhappy INDIRECT (VIA unfortunate) -> fortunate Similarity of adj unhappy 4 senses of unhappy Sense 1 unhappy (vs. happy) => bad sorry => homesick, nostalgic => lovesick => miserable, suffering, wretched Also See-> dejected#1; discontented#1, discontent#1; dysphoric#1, distressed#2, unhappy#2; infelicitous#1; joyless#1; sad#1; sorrowful#1; cheerless#1, uncheerful#1 Sense 2 dysphoric (vs. euphoric), distressed, unhappy Also See-> dejected#1; unhappy#1 Sense 3 unhappy => unpleasant (vs. pleasant) Sense 4 infelicitous, unhappy => unfortunate (vs. fortunate) Attributes of adj unhappy 1 of 4 senses of unhappy Sense 1 unhappy (vs. happy) => happiness, felicity => happiness Familiarity of adj unhappy unhappy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj unhappy unhappy Overview of adj unhappy The adj unhappy has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) unhappy -- (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") 2. (1) dysphoric, distressed, unhappy -- (generalized feeling of distress) 3. unhappy -- (causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth") 4. infelicitous, unhappy -- (marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series)
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