'Unhappiness' definitions:
Definition of 'unhappiness'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Unhappiness'
From: GCIDE
- Unhappy \Un*hap"py\, a.
- 1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. "The unhappy morn." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*hap"pi*ly}, adv. -- {Un*hap"pi*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unhappiness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angst,
- anguish,
- anxiety,
- ban,
- blackball,
- blackballing,
- blues,
- boredom,
- cheerlessness,
- cold comfort,
- complaint,
- dejection,
- depression,
- dim view,
- disagreement,
- disappointment,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- discomfort,
- discomposure,
- discontent,
- discontentedness,
- discontentment,
- disenchantment,
- disesteem,
- disfavor,
- disgruntlement,
- disillusion,
- disillusionment,
- dislike,
- displeasure,
- disquiet,
- disrespect,
- dissatisfaction,
- dissatisfiedness,
- dissent,
- distaste,
- divine discontent,
- dread,
- dullness,
- emptiness,
- ennui,
- envy,
- exclusion,
- existential woe,
- Faustianism,
- flatness,
- grimness,
- humorlessness,
- ill humor,
- indignation,
- infelicity,
- infestivity,
- inquietude,
- joylessness,
- lack of pleasure,
- low estimation,
- low opinion,
- malaise,
- mirthlessness,
- misery,
- nausea,
- nongratification,
- nonsatisfaction,
- objection,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- ostracism,
- painfulness,
- peevishness,
- petulance,
- protest,
- querulousness,
- rebelliousness,
- rejection,
- resentment,
- restiveness,
- restlessness,
- savorlessness,
- sourness,
- spleen,
- staleness,
- sulkiness,
- tastelessness,
- tediousness,
- tedium,
- thumbs-down,
- uncheerfulness,
- uncomfortableness,
- unease,
- uneasiness,
- unfulfillment,
- unjoyfulness,
- unmirthfulness,
- unpleasure,
- unsatisfaction,
- vexation of spirit,
- woe,
- wretchedness