unhappy

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
  2. adjective generalized feeling of distress
  3. adjective causing discomfort

Etymology

From Middle English unhappy; equivalent to un- + happy.

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