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  • 11unhappy — un|hap|py W3S3 [ʌnˈhæpi] adj comparative unhappier superlative unhappiest 1.) not happy ▪ If you re so unhappy, why don t you change jobs? ▪ Leslie had an unhappy childhood. ▪ an unhappy marriage ▪ I was desperately unhappy . 2.) …

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  • 12unhappy — un|hap|py [ ʌn hæpi ] adjective ** 1. ) feeling sad or upset: Why are you so unhappy? Her father was a desperately unhappy man. a ) used about situations and experiences that make people feel unhappy: an unhappy childhood/memory/relationship 2. ) …

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  • 13unhappy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ She grew more unhappy as the years went by …

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  • 14unhappy — adjective unhappier, unhappiest 1 not happy: If you re so unhappy, why don t you change jobs? 2 feeling worried or annoyed because you do not like what is happening in a situation (+ about): We were unhappy about the press reports of the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15unhappy — unhappily, adv. unhappiness, n. /un hap ee/, adj., unhappier, unhappiest. 1. sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy? 2. unfortunate; unlucky: an unhappy incident. 3. unfavorable; inauspicious: an unhappy omen. 4. infelicitous; unsuitable …

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  • 16unhappy — adjective 1) the unhappy boy cried all night Syn: sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, morose, broken hearted, heartbroken, hurting, down, downcast, dispirited, downhearted, depressed, melancholy, m …

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  • 17unhappy — adjective 1) why are you looking so unhappy? Syn: sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, morose, heartbroken, down, dispirited, downhearted, depressed, melancholy, mournful, gloomy, glum; informal down …

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  • 18unhappy*/*/ — [ʌnˈhæpi] adj 1) feeling sad or upset, or making someone feel sad or upset Why are you so unhappy?[/ex] an unhappy childhood/memory[/ex] 2) not satisfied People are very unhappy about the high ticket prices.[/ex] unhappily adv unhappiness noun… …

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  • 19unhappy — adjective Date: 14th century 1. not fortunate ; unlucky < an unhappy coincidence > 2. not cheerful or glad ; sad, wretched 3. a. causing or subject to misfortune ; inauspicious b …

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  • 20unhappy — un•hap•py [[t]ʌnˈhæp i[/t]] adj. pi•er, pi•est 1) sad; miserable; wretched 2) unfortunate; unlucky 3) unfavorable; inauspicious: an unhappy omen[/ex] 4) infelicitous; unsuitable: an unhappy choice of words[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 un•hap′pi•ly …

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