Synonyms for unhappiness
un·hap·pi·ness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unhappiness

   Synonyms:
   misery, wretchedness, distress, woe

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1. sadness, unhappinessnoun

   emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

   Synonyms:
   lugubriousness, sorrow, gloominess, sadness, sorrowfulness

   Antonyms:
   felicity, happiness

2. unhappinessnoun

   state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

   Synonyms:
   sadness

   Antonyms:
   happiness, felicity

Matched Categories

1. • Emotional State
   • Feeling

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1. unhappinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   wretchedness, misery, distress, affliction, woe

2. unhappinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   misfortune, calamity, disaster

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1. unhappinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   infelicity, misery, distress, sorrow, woe

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1. List of paraphrases for "unhappiness":

   dissatisfaction, discontent, sadness, misfortune, displeasure, misery, woe

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How to use unhappiness in a sentence?

1. Holly Madison:

   … Throughout the seven years I was with Hef I always tried to be the best girlfriend I could, and only focused on his positive features, i blamed any unhappiness or problems I had on the other girls. When the other girls were no longer a part of the picture, I couldn’t make excuses anymore.

2. Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky:

   Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

3. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand:

   Too much sensibility creates unhappiness too much insensibility leads to crime.

4. Garrison Keillor:

   I meant to pat her back after she told me about her unhappiness and her shirt was open and my hand went up it about six inches. She recoiled, i apologized. I sent her an email of apology later and she replied that she had forgiven me ... We continued to be friendly right up until her lawyer called.

5. Simon Wessely:

   I am sure that social media plays a role in unhappiness, but it has as many benefits as it does negatives, we need to teach children how to cope with all aspects of social media -- good and bad -- to prepare them for an increasingly digitized world. There is real danger in blaming the medium for the message.