unhappiness
pronunciation
How to pronounce unhappiness in British English: UK [ʌn'hæpɪnəs]
How to pronounce unhappiness in American English: US [ʌnˈhæpɪnɪs]
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- Noun:
- emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
- state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
Word Origin
- unhappiness (n.)
- late 15c., "misfortune," from unhappy + -ness. Meaning "mental misery" is from 1722.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Why is onegin doomed to bring unhappiness to those who love him ?
- 2. Yet unhappiness remains rife , and in this guangdong is no exception .
- 3. Her love and gentleness added to my great unhappiness .
- 4. The last reform has caused the greatest unhappiness to the greatest number of police .
- 5. Not a single word about my writing or my unhappiness was mentioned . It was as if we all lived perfect lives .