Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unhappy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unhappy \Un*hap"py\, a.
1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs
have taken an unhappy turn.
2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad;
sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by
misconduct.
3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy
day. ``The unhappy morn.'' --Milton.
4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak. --
{Un*hap"pi*ly}, adv. -- {Un*hap"pi*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unhappy
adj 1: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or
discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy
with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into
an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school";
"the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" [ant: {happy}]
2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: {dysphoric}, {distressed}]
[ant: {euphoric}]
3: causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"
4: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous
circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot
through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
[syn: {infelicitous}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.