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What is another word for unhappy?

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In a despondent state

Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)

Unfortunate or wretched

Inappropriate for a given purpose, situation or occasion

Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature

Causing distress, sadness or anxiety

Not conducive to success

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

(of a relationship or household) Dysfunctional or lacking harmony

Feeling a sense of disgust or repulsion

Without friends or company (and therefore sad)

Having constant bad luck in romance

Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion

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Adjective

In a despondent state

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

singing the blues

discountenanced

deeply saddened

heavy with grief

overcome with sorrow

on the verge of tears

discombobulated

extremely saddened

down-in-the-mouth

sorry for yourself

deeply regretful

racked with suffering

racked with pain

with a long face

with tears in your eyes

prostrate with grief

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

longing for home

conscience-stricken

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

having the blahs

having blue devils

in floods of tears

at sixes and sevens

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“To say I was unhappy when I failed my exam would be an understatement.”

Adjective

Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)

disapproving of

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

hot under the collar

bent out of shape

cut to the quick

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

at daggers drawn

foaming at the mouth

as cross as two sticks

gnashing one's teeth

blue in the face

ill-humoured^UK

discombobulated

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

carrying a chip on your shoulder

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

having short fuse

hot under collar

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

out of countenance

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“I'm very unhappy about the service and will be lodging a formal complaint.”

Adjective

Unfortunate or wretched

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

behind the eightball

having tough luck

behind eight ball

having a bad break

having hard luck

being a dead duck

having received the kiss of death

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“Ted would meet with an unhappy incident involving his zipper while visiting Mary.”

Adjective

Inappropriate for a given purpose, situation or occasion

lacking in propriety

disproportionate

beyond the pale

not good enough

out of character

not up to scratch

not good enough for

inappropriate to

not designed for

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a fish out of water

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unfavourable^UK

beneath one's dignity

disadvantageous

uncomplimentary

against the rules

near the knuckle

contrary to the rules

unworthy of one

infra indignitatem

out of its element

out of place with

out of character with

low-down and dirty

lacking dignity

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“The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.”

Adjective

Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

given to looking on the black side

in the doldrums

poverty-stricken

full of hardship

full of despair

looking on the black side

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Adjective

Causing distress, sadness or anxiety

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

heart-wrenching

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

earth-shattering

a load of pants

poverty-stricken

life-threatening

full of hardship

foolish-looking

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Adjective

Not conducive to success

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

uncomplimentary

neutralizing^US

bringing bad luck

environmentally unfriendly

neutralising^UK

suggestive of evil

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Adjective

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

perversely irritable

confrontational

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

not best pleased

huffy irascible

easily offended

passive-aggressive

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

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Adjective

(of a relationship or household) Dysfunctional or lacking harmony

Adjective

Feeling a sense of disgust or repulsion

sick and tired of

horror-stricken

knocked for six

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Adjective

Without friends or company (and therefore sad)

feeling friendless

without friends

without companions

with no one to turn to

without a friend in the world

all by one's self

self-sufficient

left in the lurch

left at the altar

left in the cold

out of the window

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Adjective

Having constant bad luck in romance

Adjective

Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion

uncompanionable

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

putting on airs

keeping people at arm's length

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