/ʌnˈhæpi/
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Translation
Sad and not pleased; not happy.
Word origin
Made from un, meaning not, and happy, which comes from Old Norse happ, meaning luck.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- happ
- English cognates
- happy, happen, perhaps
Examples
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Unhappy is the opposite of happy; the un at the front means not.
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"Unhappy with" something means not pleased about it.
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The forms are unhappy, unhappier, unhappiest.
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