unhappiness

/ənˈhæpinɪs/

/ənˈhæpinɪs/

Other forms: unhappinesses

A feeling of being sad or discontent is unhappiness. Your unhappiness about having to get up early on Monday morning might fade a little when you realize there are pancakes for breakfast.

The noun unhappiness is all about a state of being unhappy or, in other words, a lack of happiness. This can mean a feeling of deep sorrow, like your unhappiness when your beloved pet turtle dies. It can also mean dissatisfaction or displeasure: "Our teacher did not appreciate our practical joke. His unhappiness was clear when he made us all stay after school to clean up the shaving cream."

Definitions of unhappiness

1. noun

   state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
   antonyms:

   happiness

   state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

   types:

   embitterment

   the state of being embittered

   sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness

   the state of being sad

   bereavement, mourning

   state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

   poignance, poignancy

   a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow

   type of:

   emotional state, spirit

   the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
2. noun

   emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
   synonyms: sadness

   types:

   dolefulness

   sadness caused by grief or affliction

   heaviness

   persisting sadness

   melancholy

   a feeling of thoughtful sadness

   misery

   a feeling of intense unhappiness

   desolation, forlornness, loneliness

   sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

   tearfulness, weepiness

   sadness expressed by weeping

   sorrow

   an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

   regret, rue, ruefulness, sorrow

   sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

   cheerlessness, uncheerfulness

   a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness

   depression

   sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

   dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness

   a feeling of low spirits

   gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness

   a feeling of melancholy apprehension

   heavyheartedness

   a feeling of dispirited melancholy

   brooding, pensiveness

   persistent morbid meditation on a problem

   Weltschmerz, world-weariness

   sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

   attrition, contriteness, contrition

   sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

   broken heart

   devastating sorrow and despair

   brokenheartedness, grief, heartache, heartbreak

   intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

   mournfulness, ruthfulness, sorrowfulness

   a state of gloomy sorrow

   compunction, remorse, self-reproach

   a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

   joylessness

   a feeling of dismal cheerlessness

   demoralisation, demoralization

   depression resulting from an undermining of your morale

   helplessness

   a feeling of being unable to manage

   self-pity

   a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

   despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, heartsickness

   feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

   oppression, oppressiveness

   a feeling of being oppressed

   dysphoria

   abnormal depression and discontent

   type of:

   feeling

   the experiencing of affective and emotional states