Unhappy ʌnˈhæpi I Deeply Extra Adjective Feel/Look/Seem/Sound/Become Marriage/Childhood

• to feel/look/seem/sound/become unhappy
• an unhappy marriage/childhood
• i didn't realize but he was deeply unhappy at that time.
• this story has an unhappy ending.

unhappy

Word Family

• happy adjective (≠ unhappy)
• happily adverb (≠ unhappily)
• happiness noun (≠ unhappiness)
1. not happy; sad
• to feel/look/seem/sound/become unhappy
• an unhappy marriage/childhood
• I didn't realize but he was deeply unhappy at that time.
• This story has an unhappy ending.
• It makes me very unhappy to see you so miserable.

Extra Examples

• She grew more unhappy as the years went by.
• She sounded so unhappy when I left her.
2. not pleased or satisfied with somebody/something
• unhappy customers
• Many people are deeply unhappy about the way the government has handled this matter.
• He was unhappy at being left out of the team.
• They were unhappy with their accommodation.
• Your teacher says she's very unhappy with you.
• A lot of people were unhappy with the decision.
• Shareholders are unhappy to have him as their CEO.
• Voters are unhappy that he has failed to deliver the kind of change that he promised.

Extra Examples

• You should offer unhappy customers a proper complaints system.
• We felt entirely unhappy with the whole situation.
• They were terribly unhappy with the arrangements.
• She was very unhappy at the idea of staying in London.
• He was equally unhappy with the alternative.
• He sounded a bit unhappy about the extra work he had to do.
3. not suitable
• SYNONYM unfortunate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unfortunate_2
• an unhappy coincidence
• It was an unhappy choice of words.