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unhappy

/ʌnˈhæpi/ adjective A2
  1. Not happy; sad. · I am unhappy.
  2. Not satisfied; unsatisfied. · An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.
  3. Not lucky; unlucky. (dated) · The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star.
  4. Not suitable; unsuitable. (dated)

Comparative unhappier · Superlative unhappiest

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“They really are,” said the Lion, “but that doesn’t make me any braver, and as long as I know myself to be a coward I shall be unhappy.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 35 · B2
This made the Tin Woodman very unhappy, for he was always careful not to hurt any living creature; and as he walked along he wept several tears of sorrow and regret.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 36 · B2
The unhappy Mouse was soon suffocated by the water, and his dead body floated about on the surface, tied to the foot of the Frog.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 30 · B2
An Ox gave him this kindly warning: “O unhappy creature!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 34 · B2

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